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| Southeast Asia |
| Malaysia arrests 'key' Islamic militant |
| 2002-09-27 |
| Another one from Steve's collection... Malaysian police say they have arrested a leading Muslim militant. Wan Min Wan Mat is accused of being a prominent member of the Malaysian Militant Group (KMM) which is said to have close links with the regional Islamic militant organisation Jemaah Islamiah (JI). National police chief Norian Mai said the 42-year-old former university lecturer had been arrested in the northern state of Kelantan on Friday morning. The arrest was the latest in a string of detentions of alleged Muslim militants by Malaysian and Singapore authorities, who have alleged that groups like Jemaah Islamiah are trying to destabilise both governments and introduce Islamic rule to Malaysia. Unlike Indonesia, the Malays are actually trying to clean up the mess, despite their occasional lip service to "Muslim solidarity" and the efforts of their internal front organizations to turn the country into an Islamic paradise. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |