KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 – A few of the 36 Bangladeshi nationals arrested for alleged involvement linked to a radical militant movement promoting extremist beliefs and terrorist ideology based on the Islamic State (IS) are being detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.
Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said several others remain in custody for further investigation, while some have already been deported to their country of origin.
“InsyaAllah, tomorrow or the day after, I will hold a press conference to explain the actual situation,” he told a press conference today.
Earlier, Khalid witnessed the handing over of duties between outgoing Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, who has been transferred to the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), to DCP Datuk Fadil Marsus.
Fadil, who is the CID’s deputy director (Intelligence/Operations), has been appointed as the department’s acting director, effective tomorrow.
According to news reports yesterday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that no Malaysians were recruited into a foreign militant network linked to Bangladeshi nationals, which was recently uncovered by authorities.
He said investigations by the Special Branch of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) revealed that the group, which aimed to spread extremist ideology rooted in Islamic State (IS) beliefs, involved only Bangladeshi nationals.
Saifuddin had earlier revealed that police dismantled the foreign militant network with the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals suspected of direct involvement in the radical movement. The arrests were made as part of a three-phase security operation in Selangor and Johor, which began on April 24.
