PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein today confirmed the presence of militant ideology in local universities based on the reports received from local and foreign intelligence agencies.
However, he said the situation was still under control and did not affect national security.
“It doesn’t affect the security of the country. It will not pose an immediate threat but we cannot be complacent.
“There are reports that I received pertaining to the monitoring on certain ideologies and if they create fear about militancy or violence, then we will take action without hesitation,” he told reporters after a meeting with the director-general of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing, at his office, here today.
Hishammuddin said this when asked to comment on the report in a foreign media earlier stating that universities in this country were becoming major recruiting centres to woo the young generation to join militant Islamic groups following the lax entry policy.
He said the ministry was also cooperating and sharing expertise with other international agencies including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United Kingdom Intelligence, Australia Intelligence and Saudi Intelligence to tackle the matter.
The Biometric System to be introduced soon was also expected to assist in resolving the problem, he said.
-Bernama
However, he said the situation was still under control and did not affect national security.
“It doesn’t affect the security of the country. It will not pose an immediate threat but we cannot be complacent.
“There are reports that I received pertaining to the monitoring on certain ideologies and if they create fear about militancy or violence, then we will take action without hesitation,” he told reporters after a meeting with the director-general of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing, at his office, here today.
Hishammuddin said this when asked to comment on the report in a foreign media earlier stating that universities in this country were becoming major recruiting centres to woo the young generation to join militant Islamic groups following the lax entry policy.
He said the ministry was also cooperating and sharing expertise with other international agencies including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United Kingdom Intelligence, Australia Intelligence and Saudi Intelligence to tackle the matter.
The Biometric System to be introduced soon was also expected to assist in resolving the problem, he said.
-Bernama
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