A man linked to a group of Indonesians who were planning an attack on the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore had plans to work in the city-state as a cleaner and a night market helper, an Indonesian newspaper said.
Identified only as LH, the man had a passport and was aiming to secure a job in Singapore, according to the report by the Batam Pos on Monday (5 September).
LH was picked up in a cyber cafe at Batu Aji, Batam, on Saturday (3 September) by Densus 88, the Indonesian counter-terrorism squad, after he was found to be connected to KGR@Katibah GR, a terrorist group with links to the Islamic State In Iraq and Syria (ISIS) headed by 31-year-old Gigih Rahmat Dewa.
Six members of the group were arrested in August after investigations revealed that they had plans to launch a rocket attack on MBS. They are currently being held at Densus 88’s headquarters for their involvement in the ISIS’ Indonesian terror network.
Riau Islands Police Chief Sam Budigusdian told Batam Pos that 24-year-old LH, who was unemployed, confessed during questioning that he was offered a job in Singapore by a friend’s mother.
“Through information that we gathered, LH was supposed to head to Singapore where he was offered a job with a cleaning service company and also as a night market helper. LH accepted the offer when he was in Medan,” said Budigusdian, who added that the suspect was planning to depart for Singapore via the Batam Ferry Terminal.
The police chief added that LH said that the woman who hired him had asked him to look for five other men to work in Singapore.
A mobilephone, a motorcycle and a wallet were seized by the authorities during the raid on Saturday.
Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com
