May Allah ease their worries in times of difficulties.
Detained under ISA. No court appearance. No judge to determine whether he is guilty of whatever charges the gov thrown on them.
As with all other ISD detainees, we will never know if they are indeed guilty.
I know Zulfikar, Shamim and Saiddin personally. I dont think they are radicalised. Saddened by this event.
Source: Osman Sulaiman
In a press release issued on Friday (July 29), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, was arrested and detained, after it was found that he had used social media to propagate and spread his radical messages. He considered his propagation of radical material as a form of jihad, by way of creating awareness of ISIS and promoting armed jihad.
On Facebook, he supported terrorism and the terrorist group ISIS, and made numerous Facebook posts that glorified and promoted ISIS and their violent actions, said the MHA.
In addition, Zulfikar admitted that he wanted his online followers to reject the Western secular democratic nation-state system and establish an Islamic caliphate, governed by Syariah law. The MHA added that he had actively looked into holding training programmes aimed at radicalising young Singaporeans so that they would be persuaded into joining his extremist agenda.
Admitting that he had an ulterior motive for setting up a Facebook page, “Al-Makhazin Singapore”, he used this page to unnerve people on certain Muslim issues in Singapore and attack some Singaporean Muslims who disagreed with him. His real agenda – which he hid from members of that page – was to provoke Singaporean Muslims into pushing for the replacement of the democratic system with an Islamic state in Singapore, said the MHA.
Zulfikar, whom the MHA said had embarked on the path of radicalism as early as 2001, has previously made news here, when he was the head of a fringe group called Fateha.com more than a decade ago. The group made waves in 2002 for alleging that the Singapore Government does not consider the sensitivities of the Muslim community. Zulfikar fled Singapore when he was being investigated for possible criminal defamation. His family has resettled in Australia.
Through his radical postings he influenced two other Singaporeans: Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidik, who is already detained under the ISA, and businessman Mohamed Saiddhin Abdullah, 33.
Saiddhin had looked up to Zulfikar, followed his postings and was convinced by the latter’s “positive portrayal of ISIS”. Not only did he repost Zulfikar’s postings, he also emulated him by photographing himself adopting the common pose of jihadi fighters while standing before an ISIS flag, said the MHA.
Saiddhin has been placed under a Restriction Order for two years, which took effect this month. A person under an RO cannot change his residence, employment or travel out of Singapore without official approval. He also cannot issue public statements or join organisations without approval.
Source: TODAY Online
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, the Singaporean arrested and detained for terrorism-related activities, had contributed to the radicalisation of at least two other Singaporeans, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday (Jul 29).
One of them was Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidik, who has since been detained, and Mohamed Saiddhin Abdullah, who was issued with a Restriction Order for two years in July.
A person issued with a Restriction Order is not allowed to change his residence or employment or travel out of Singapore without prior approval from the authorities.
The 33-year-old businessman identified Zulfikar, whom he befriended online, as the person who had influenced him to support the Islamic State.
“Saiddhin had looked up to Zulfikar and followed his postings; he was convinced by Zulfikar’s positive portrayal of ISIS and later started reposting Zulfikar’s postings on ISIS as a form of jihad, emulating Zulfikar,” MHA said.
Like Zulfikar, Saiddhin also photographed himself adopting the common pose of jihadi fighters while standing in front of an Islamic State flag. He posted these photographs online as a show of his solidarity with militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, the ministry added.
OTHER RADICALS DETAINED, ISSUED WITH RESTRICTION ORDER
Separately, MHA also said that another 17-year-old male Singaporean has been issued with a Restriction Order for two years.
Investigations showed that the teenager, who recently graduated from a madrasah, had become radicalised online after viewing pro-Islamic State videos, websites and social media material.
“He became convinced that ISIS’ violent actions were justified and harboured the intention to fight for ISIS in Syria in the future where he was prepared to die a martyr,” MHA said, adding that he also sought out other like-minded individuals online and tried to influence his friends.
Another 27-year-old Singaporean was re-detained under the ISA for two years in April after he planned to join a terrorist group like ISIS to engage in armed violence in Syria, the ministry said.
Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid was previously detained from 2010 to 2012 when he was self-radicalised, and wanted to engage in armed violence in Afghanistan. He was released from detention in 2012 and placed on a Restriction Order.
Fadil had initially made some progress in reintegrating into society, MHA said. However, he later became attracted to radical online material again, like teachings of radical ideologues such as Anwar al-Awlaki and the propaganda of ISIS, and fell under its influence.
He became convinced that partaking in the violence in Syria was “justifiable jihad” and wanted to fight alongside ISIS militants in Syria. He also reverted to the belief that militant jihad was the easiest way to achieve martyrdom, the ministry said.
Another self-radicalised Singaporean, Abdul Basheer, 37, was released after his detention order was suspended in February, while the Restriction Order of Rijal Yadri Jumari, 35, was allowed to lapse upon expiry in March this year.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia
Mahligai pelakon Adi Putra yang baru dibina dengan isteri keduanya dipukul badai, selepas berita perkahwinan itu tersebar luas.
Terbaru, isteri kedua beliau, Nor Shahida Zolkifly dipercayai adalah antara 15 kakitangan Imigresen yang ditahan pada petang Selasa (26 Jul).
Menurut laporan Astro Gempak Nor Shahida ditahan sekitar pukul 4.30 petang di pejabatnya dalam satu operasi khas.
Penangkapan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) itu adalah bagi membantu siasatan berkaitan sindiket penyeludupan manusia, menurut laporan akhbar Berita Harian Malaysia.
Menurut laporan tersebut lagi, para pegawai imigresen tersebut dipercayai membantu menguruskan dokumen bagi memudahkan kemasukan warga asing ke Malaysia.
Malah siasatan awal mendapati, seorang suspek wanita disyaki bekerjasama menyeludup manusia ke negara itu dengan bantuan beberapa pegawai lain.
Wanita tersebut juga dipercayai antara pegawai yang berurusan secara langsung dengan ejen sindiket dan memperoleh keuntungan yang besar menerusi kegiatan haram itu, lapor Berita Harian Malaysia.
Source: Berita MediaCorp
The fallout of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) orientation camp scandal shows no sign of easing.
The New Paper has learnt that a sponsor will no longer work with the NUS Students’ Union (Nussu) for future events, while others are monitoring the situation.
Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung also weighed in on the situation yesterday, condemning the “reprehensible” sexualised activities carried out during the camps.
This came after a TNP report on Tuesday about first-year students having to re-enact simulated rape scenes and sing cheers that denigrated women during these camps.
Wrap & Roll, a Vietnamese restaurant chain with four outlets here, had sponsored about $6,000 worth of food for this year’s camp organised by Nussu.
It had previously sponsored camps at NUS Business School and it was the first time it was sponsoring a camp by the students’ union.
A spokesman for the restaurant told TNP yesterdayit was shocked to discover that such activities were happening and thus will no longer work with Nussu.
“This is not a good image and the organisers went too far,” said the spokesman.
“There was no reason for them to cross the line and we do not want to be associated with them.”
OTHER SPONSORS
A spokesman for another sponsor, Saint Games, a video-gaming cafe, said it would be observing the situation and reviewing its sponsorship.
“We do conduct reviews from time to time. But we have never touched the programmes,” said the spokesman. “We will be observing the situation.”
It is not known how much or what Saint Games sponsored.
A spokesman for Brand’s, known for its essence of chicken, said it will not stop its product sponsorships.
The spokesman said: “Nevertheless, we do not condone any behaviour that denigrates the dignity of individuals and trust that any such activities will be dealt with appropriately.”
A spokesman for Tiny Photo, an event photography agency, said it was unaware of any reports of misconduct and said they only sponsor the Rag and Flag activities and not the Nussu camp itself.
According to Nussu’s Executive Committee Budget for the academic years of 2015 and 2016, the union received $95,000 as sponsorship income for the year.
The document, which can be found on the union’s website, also details an expenditure of $237,544 by the Freshmen Orientation Central Committee.
DBS and Standard Chartered, both listed on the website as strategic partners, are aware of the recent scandal.
A DBS spokesman said that its partnership with Nussu is “primarily around the DBS NUSSU Debit Card”.
The spokesman said: “We have taken note of the recent allegations and are monitoring the situation closely.”
A spokesman for Standard Chartered said: “We have an existing agreement with Nussu on a co-branded credit card, which we have stopped offering to new customers in 2012. We do not have any involvement in events or activities initiated by Nussu.”
Source: The New Paper