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Thursday 28 October 2010

Suspected terrorist held under ISA

The New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Police recently arrested an Indonesian man under the Internal Security Act for suspected involvement in militant activities.

Taufiq Marzuki @ Sulaiman Tarmizi, 29, a suspected member of Kumpulan Mujahiddin Aceh (KMA), was nabbed on Sept 29 in Shah Alam.

In a statement issued by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Hussin Ismail, KMA fought for the establishment of an Acehnese Islamic state by violent means.

The group has a training camp in Bireuen, Aceh.

"Taufiq escaped the dragnet by the Indonesian police on March 12 and has been in hiding in Malaysia ever since.

"His arrest came following close cooperation with our Indonesian counterpart."

He added that Taufiq's presence here is considered a threat to national security and he will be probed further to ascertain if he had accomplices here.

"We will continue to crackdown against militants to make this country a 'safe haven' from militant activities."

On another matter, Hussin said that Indonesian police had arrested a Malaysian national for trying to smuggle in 7,000 detonators into South Sulawesi.

Mohd Nawawi Malong, 40, from Tawau, Sabah, was arrested on Oct 20 at the Nusantara port in Pare-Pare when he arrived there on a ferry.

Initial investigations revealed the Indian-made detonators were smuggled out from Southern Philippines to Tawau.

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