KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has stepped up monitoring and
intelligence sharing with regional countries on terror networks and movements,
says Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
The measure comes after two
Malaysians were arrested over terror charges in a military court in Lebanon.
Mr Hishammuddin expressed
concerns over international terror organisations such as Al-Qaeda hooking up
with regional home-grown cells.
"I'm more concerned about
their link-ups with cells, and I'm monitoring that very closely, with the CIA,
the MI6, the Chinese intelligence, the Pakistani intelligence, the Indian
intelligence, and I don't think all of us can be wrong," he said.
Razif Mohd Ariff, 30, is the son
of a former army general, while Mohd Razin Sharhan, 21, works for a local
farmer's authority.
Both were said to be recruited
and trained by a regional terror network linked to Al-Qaeda. According to Mr
Hishammuddin, the police had been monitoring their activities for over a year.
Mr Hishammuddin said: "They
were moving, they were moving, and it's not just Malaysia. They were moving in
the region. They've been trained in certain areas. But there's no reason for us
to nab them because there is no evidence or opportunity for us to say that they
are doing something that is detrimental or clearly detrimental to
Malaysia."
He said it was difficult to pin
down their influences.
"We don't know what drives
them, but it seems to be something that we have to deal with, something that is
going to affect all of us, and it goes across borders," he said.
On what measures the authorities
would be taking to prevent young Malaysians from falling prey to international
terror networks, Mr Hishammuddin said: "We have to educate, to find out
the causes, to rehabilitate, to take firm action and share intelligence.''
Mr Hishammuddin added that
Malaysia is frequently used as a transit centre for regional and international
terror networks, but he denies that it's also a popular recruiting ground.
- CNA/de
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