Singapore
is holding three suspected Islamist militants under tough security laws,
including one who underwent "terrorist training" with Al-Qaeda in
Afghanistan, the government said Monday.
Two of those held belong to the Southeast Asia-based Jemaah
Islamiyah (JI) terror network and the third is a member of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), an armed group waging an insurgency in the southern
Philippines.
The three were detained under the Internal Security Act
(ISA), which allows detention of suspects without trial.
A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the suspects
were arrested outside Singapore and were placed under ISA detention after they
were deported to the city-state -- indicating the three are Singaporeans.
One of those being held is Samad bin Subari, a JI member who
had "undergone terrorist training with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in
2001", the statement said.
He had fled to Indonesia following a crackdown against the JI
in Singapore and was arrested by Indonesian police in Sumatra in June 2009.
Samad was imprisoned in Indonesia for immigration offences
and deported to Singapore after the completion of his sentence in June 2011.
The second suspect, Jumari bin Kamdi, is also a JI member who
received military training organised by the terror group.
He was arrested in an unidentified neighbouring country late
last year and deported to Singapore, the home ministry said.
The third suspect, Abdul Majid Kunji Mohammad, was trained in
making improvised explosive devices at a MILF base on the southern Philippine
island of Mindanao.
An MILF member since 1998, he had helped in "procuring
funds and weapons components" for the insurgency. He was arrested in
Malaysia in May and deported to Singapore.
Singapore launched a crackdown against the JI in 2001 and
arrested several members suspected of planning bomb attacks against American
and other foreign targets in the city-state.
Officials and analysts say the country remains a likely
target for terror groups because of the presence of thousands of multinational
firms, its high-profile status as a regional financial centre and its strong
ties with the United States.
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Source : AFP
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