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  • Malaysia Akan Bentangkan Kertas Putih Untuk Memperincikan Ancaman Dari IS

    Malaysia Akan Bentangkan Kertas Putih Untuk Memperincikan Ancaman Dari IS

    KUALA LUMPUR: Ancaman pengganasan di Malaysia telah mencapai tahap baru di mana terdapat hubungan di antara militan asing dengan tempatan melalui media sosial yang telah membawa kepada pembiayaan dan dana untuk aktiviti keganasan yang lebih besar.

    Kini, militan asing cuba mempengaruhi parti politik tempatan melalui ahli-ahli mereka.

    Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, dijangka membentangkan Kertas Putih di Dewan Rakyat hari ini, yang akan memperincikan “ancaman sebenar” kumpulan militan Negara Islam (IS) dan lain-lain di rantau ini ke atas Malaysia, menurut laporan The Star semalam.

    Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, berkata Kertas Putih itu akan menyentuh mengenai langkah yang dicadangkan bagi memerangi dan menghalang keganasan.

    “Ancaman itu adalah benar dan kami berharap ia (Kertas Putih) akan mewujudkan lebih kesedaran di antara kedua-dua belah pihak yang mempunyai jurang politik dan rakyat Malaysia secara keseluruhannya.

    “Jika mereka (militan IS) boleh membunuh umat Islam, mereka juga akan membunuh orang bukan Islam. Rakyat mesti sedar (mengenai hakikat ini) dan langkah berjaga-jaga perlu diambil,” kata Dr Ahmad Zahid lagi.

    Dr Ahmad Zahid berkata Datuk Najib akan juga menyentuh mengenai penglibatan warga Malaysia dalam sel pengganas dan perlunya meminda undang-undang sedia ada atau memperkenalkan undang-undang baru bagi memerangi pengganasan.

    Sambil menegaskan bahawa kementeriannya telah mengkaji pelbagai pilihan, beliau menambah:

    “Sama ada kita memperkukuhkan tujuh undang-undang sedia ada dengan meminda fasalnya atau mencadangkan Akta Anti Pengganasan sebagai langkah pencegahan.

    “Sekiranya diperkenalkan, Akta baru itu, akan melengkapi Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 dan Akta Pencegahan Jenayah,” jelasnya lagi.

    Kerajaan Malaysia pernah membentangkan Kertas Putih mengenai kumpulan Al-Ma’unah dan kejadian Baling melibatkan penyokong kumpulan agama.

    “Kali ini, ancaman asing adalah benar dan ancaman daripada dalam juga adalah benar,” tekan Dr Ahmad Zahid lagi. – The Star.

     

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg

  • The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) To Receive $250,000 Over The Next 5 Years

    The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) To Receive $250,000 Over The Next 5 Years

    The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) will receive S$250,000 over the next five years to help it operate more professionally, and to continue with its anti-terrorism efforts.

    The money will come from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS). This was discussed during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday (Nov 25) between the group’s leaders and some Malay-Muslim MPs, including Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob and Minister-in -charge of Muslim Affairs, and Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.

    The group had requested for the meeting to share concerns on how to sustain its efforts going forward. For the past decade, the group has been rehabilitating terrorists and fighting terrorist ideologies.

    It also wanted its Resource and Counselling Centre at the Khadijah Mosque in Geylang to be professionally managed, with full-time staff. The Resource and Counselling Centre was launched four months ago and is managed by volunteers.

    Said Dr Yaacob: “They have done well. Of course, the continuing threat of terrorism will be there for them to challenge. But going forward, I think they see an expansion of their role going beyond just terrorism, but how they can promote religious and social harmony in Singapore. And I think as an entity, it is a question of what do you want to become in the future.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Yaacob Ibrahim: Madrasah Harus Melahirkan Asatizah Serba Boleh

    Yaacob Ibrahim: Madrasah Harus Melahirkan Asatizah Serba Boleh

    MENTERI Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, menggesa madrasah di sini agar terus memanfaatkan peluang yang disediakan Sistem Madrasah Bersama (JMS) bagi menghasilkan golongan asatizah yang boleh dibanggakan.

    Ini kerana masyarakat setempat memerlukan golongan asatizah yang bukan hanya pakar dari segi agama untuk membantu masyarakat secara menyeluruh.

    Dr Yaacob berkata ini penting lebih-lebih lagi dalam masyarakat Singapura yang berbilang bangsa.

    Beliau berkata demikian sebagai mengulas prestasi cemerlang murid madrasah dalam Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah (PSLE) tahun ini ketika ditemui di majlis pengagihan Dana Amanah Pendidikan (ETF) Mendaki di Kelab Masyarakat Woodlands semalam.

    “Keputusan PSLE bagi pihak madrasah memberangsangkan dan menunjukkan bahawa program yang dijalankan JMS berjaya memberi hasil yang kita inginkan.

    “Dengan kerjasama Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), madrasah dan ibu bapa, ia menunjukkan bahawa apa yang dilakukan untuk menolong anak-anak kita adalah usaha yang akan membawa kebaikan kepada masyarakat kita,” kata Dr Yaacob.

    Dalam pada itu, di majlis tersebut, seramai 80 murid menerima baucar ETF-Skim Bantuan Sekolah (SAS) dan dermasiswa Aziz Merchant bernilai $22,000.

    Antara mereka ialah tiga adik-beradik – Zulaikha Zahar, 7 tahun; Nur Zahirah Zahar, 8 tahun; dan Muhamad Izzat Zahar, 9 tahun – daripada Sekolah Rendah Fernvale.

    Menurut ibu mereka, Cik Intan Ridha Handayani, anaknya telah menyertai program Mendaki seperti Maju Minda Matematika (Tiga M) dan Cahaya M sejak lima tahun lalu.

    “Kalau nak ajar mereka, saya tak faham, sebab itulah saya hantar mereka ke program Mendaki. Saya dapat lihat mereka rajin buat kerja sekolah di rumah tanpa disuruh dan guru mereka pun beri maklum balas baik megenai prestasi mereka di sekolah,” kata suri rumah berusia 31 tahun itu yang tinggal bersama suami dan anak-anak di flat dua bilik di Sengkang.

    Sehingga Ogos lalu, jumlah ETF yang diagihkan lebih $1.8 juta – lebih rendah berbanding $2.9 juta yang diagihkan tahun lalu.

    Namun menurut Dr Yaacob, apa yang lebih penting ialah golongan yang memerlukan bantuan tetap dibantu. Beliau turut menggesa mereka yang memerlukan tetapi belum tampil mendapatkan bantuan agar berbuat demikian.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • 60 Of Estimated 550 Germans in Syria and Iraq Are Believed To Have Died

    60 Of Estimated 550 Germans in Syria and Iraq Are Believed To Have Died

    BERLIN – The number of Germans fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq has increased sharply to 550 and around 180 have returned, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.

    “We are concerned about the high number of departures. Especially in the last six weeks, it has risen further,” Hans-Georg Maassen told Welt am Sonntag.

    By now we are counting 550 people, that is how many have left Germany to go to Syria and Iraq,” he added. The previous number was 450 people.

    Around 60 of them have been killed during fighting, with at least nine killing themselves in suicide attacks, Maassen said. “That is a sad success for the Islamist propaganda.”

    As with other Western European countries, Germany is struggling to stop the radicalization of young Muslims, some of whom want to become jihadists in Syria or Iraq. Officials also worry that they might return to plot attacks on home soil.

    Since Germany is part of the alliance fighting Islamic State, the country is “naturally” a target for the militants as well as al Qaeda members, Maassen said.

    Intelligence services estimate that around 180 jihadists have returned to Germany after having fought in Syria and Iraq, Maassen said.

    In one of the largest sweeps against alleged Islamists in Germany yet, authorities last week arrested nine men suspected of supporting militant groups in Syria and raided numerous properties in several German states.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • 3 More Malaysians Arrested For Link to ISIS

    3 More Malaysians Arrested For Link to ISIS

    KUALA LUMPUR — A man and two women were picked up by police last night (Nov 21) for allegedly being involved in terrorism, said Malaysia’s national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar.

    The inspector-general of police said the arrests were made in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor by the force’s counter-terrorism division.

    Mr Khalid, in a statement, said the three suspects aged between 28 and 34 were believed to be linked with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (Isis).

    “The first suspect, a woman, is the wife of an earlier suspected terrorist charged in court on November 11,” Mr Khalid said.

    The second suspect was an event manager in Kuala Lumpur, while the male suspect was an executive assistant.

    “All three suspects are believed to have been involved witth ISIS via Facebook,” he said.

    Mr Khalid said the three were also found to have been involved in gathering funds, which was used to send Malaysians to join Isis in Syria.

    “All three have been arrested to facilitate investigations under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012,” Mr Khalid said.

    Yesterday, a third Malaysian was charged at the Sepang Sessions Court with supporting the ISIS terrorist group.

    Mohamad Fauzee Ahmad allegedly entered Syria between June 29 and Sep 18 to lend support to terror activities involving firearms and explosives.

    The 43-year-old was reportedly seen as advancing a religious struggle in Syria.

    If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 30 years in jail, or face a fine and forfeiture of assets used in the commission of the offences under Section 130J(1)(b) of the Penal Code.

    Judge Nor Haffizah Mohd Salim reportedly set January 15 for mention. DPP Ishak Mohd Yusoff prosecuted the case.

    Fauzee is the third person to be arrested upon returning from Syria, where ISIS is operating.

    The other two arrested and charged were Muhammad Fauzi Misrak, 32, and Mohammad Na’Im Abd Rashid, 26.

    They were reportedly charged on Nov 11. Fauzi’s case is due for mention on Dec 19 while Na’Im’s case is on Dec 15.

    The duo had allegedly fought for ISIS between Dec 13 last year and July 14.

    They were arrested with 12 others between Oct 15 and Oct 17.

    On Tuesday, The Malaysian Insider reported that at least five ISIS militants had returned to Malaysia, but lack of proof was holding back police from arresting them.

    According to a senior intelligence source, under Sosma, there were a number of boxes which police needed to tick.

    “Getting statements from sources in the Middle East to confirm that a Malaysian citizen was there fighting alongside ISIS forces is insufficient,” the official said.

    “Police must build a strong case before a Malaysian suspect who fought alongside Isis forces in the Middle East can be charged in court here.”

    On Monday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told Parliament that Malaysian ISIS fighters were returning to spread militant ideology in the country.

    He said police checks showed that those who returned were not driven by disillusionment or the desire to surrender to the Malaysian authorities, but to influence and recruit others.

    “The police are monitoring and they know, those who opted to return are doing so because they want to influence other Malaysians to join their cause, regardless if they are Muslims or not.”

    39 Malaysians have been officially identified as being involved with Isis in Syria, whose aim is to set up an Islamic caliphate in the region.

    The New Straits Times, however, reported that there were 45 Malaysians in Syria and 15 in Iraq.

    It also reported that police may have difficulty in tracing exactly how many have returned as their departure from Malaysia to Syria was not properly tracked.

    Between January and June this year, police arrested 23 people in various parts of Malaysia over alleged links to the terror group.

    The Malaysians fighting alongside Isis forces in the Middle East were influenced to take up the struggle via social media, intelligence sources previously said.

    Some, like former Kedah PAS Youth information chief Lotfi Ariffin who was killed in Syria, had not only posted about his activities with the militants on Facebook, but had issued call-to-action messages, too.

    To date, five Malaysians have been killed in action in Syria. THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com