Former LTTE cadres using Malaysia as base, senior leaders detected
June 16, 2010 07:54 am
Foreign militants, including remnants of the Tamil Tigers,
are using
Home minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here today that militant groups,
both Islamic and non-Islamic, were using
He said these groups were also using the southeast Asian country for their
financial transactions and exchange of information, besides recruiting people.
“Among those targeted for recruitment are students of local higher learning
institutions,” the minister told reporters.
State-run news agency Bernama quoted Musa Hassan, the inspector-general of
police, as saying that Malaysian police had detected the presence of several
senior leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who were
reportedly using
Hishammuddin said the home ministry was working closely with local enforcement
and international intelligence agencies to share data on foreign nationals
entering
The minister’s comments came after Musa said yesterday that foreign militants
in insurgent group Jemah Islamiah (JI) were trying to revive the movement by
recruiting 20 to 30 local youths, including university students. He said JI
wanted them to take part in so-called ‘jihad’ abroad.
This discovery followed the arrest since early this year of 10 foreign JI
members who were deported from
“The members, who were harboured by locals, were arrested at various locations
and deported from the country,” Musa said.
JI has been linked to al-Qaeda and blamed for major attacks in Southeast Asia,
including the 2002
PTI