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| Singapore detains another Jemaah Islamiyah member |
| 2005-11-11 |
| The government has detained one more Jemaah Islamiyah or JI member under the Internal Security Act, while another has been released on Suspension Direction. Mohammad Sharif bin Rahmat is the latest JI member to be detained. The 35-year-old Singaporean was detained for two years with effect from August 5 this year. A Government press statement said Mohammad Sharif had been a JI member since 1990. He had, among other things, undertaken some physical training with the JI and voluntarily participated in military training with a militant group, the Laskar-e-Tayyiba, in Pakistan in preparation for armed conflict. The JI member released on October 24 this year was Andrew Gerard, alias Ali Ridhaa bin Adbullah. He was issued with a two-year Order of Detention in January 2002, which was extended by another two years in January 2004. Gerard, a Muslim convert, will be monitored for his activities and movements under the Suspension Direction. He was released because the government said he no longer posed a significant threat to Singapore. Gerard was involved in some operational reconnaissance work for the JI. |
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