Self-radicalised S'porean held
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Jul 6, 2010 - Straits Times
Self-radicalised S'porean held
by Jeremy Au Yong
A FULL-time national serviceman in the Singapore Armed Forces has been detained under the Internal Security Act, said a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid, 20, had become self-radicalised after searching the Internet for jihadist propaganda and videos.
He was influenced by the teachings of radical clerics posted online 'and became convinced that it was his religious duty to undertake armed jihad alongside fellow militants and strive for martyrdom,' said a statement from MHA.
Fadil initiated communication with radical cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki and expressed a desire to undertake militant jihad in places like Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was detained on April 4.
Two other Singaporeans - Muhammad Anwar Jailani, 44, and Muhammad Thahir bin Shaik Dawood, 27 - were also placed on Restriction Orders for two years from June 23, added the MHA statement.
Separately, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) member Ibrahim Mohd Noor was released on a Suspension Direction under the ISA on June 1.
Ibrahim, a trained operative, fled Singapore in December 2001 following the arrests of Singapore JI members in an ISD security operation, but was arrested and detained under the ISA in April 2007 in a joint operation with a regional security agency.
'He had cooperated in investigations and shown significant progress in his rehabilitation. He was assessed to no longer pose a security threat that required preventive detention,' said MHA.
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god knows if these are stories fabricated to justify the presence of the ISA.
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20-year-old self-radicalised S'porean detained under ISA
By Mustafa Shafawi & Imelda Saad | Posted: 06 July 2010 1614 hrsSINGAPORE : Authorities have arrested a self-radicalised Singaporean under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and put two others under Restriction Orders.
20-year-old Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid was detained on April 4. He is a full-time national serviceman in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) who drew most of his ideas from the Internet.
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Muhd Fadil avidly surfed the Internet in search of jihadist propaganda and videos when he was studying in a local polytechnic.
Over time, the ministry said, he became deeply radicalised by the lectures of radical ideologues such as Sheikh Feiz Muhammad and Anwar al-Awlaki.
Muhd Fadil then became convinced that it was his religious duty to undertake armed jihad alongside fellow militants.
To undertake militant jihad overseas, Muhd Fadil went online to search for information on bomb-making.
He also produced and posted a video glorifying martyrdom and justifying suicide bombing.
The MHA said that Fadil did not have any plans to undertake jihad-related activities in Singapore but to pursue them in places like Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Responding to media queries, Singapore's Defence Ministry said Muhd Fadil was an NSF trainee undergoing section leader training in Pasir Laba Camp at the point of his arrest.
It added investigations have shown that this case involves an individual who took the wrong path.
The ministry said at the national level, there are appropriate security processes and systems to monitor and guard against potential security threats.
Separately, two others have been placed on two-year Restriction Orders.
They are 44-year-old Muhammad Anwar Jailani and 27-year-old Muhammad Thahir Shaik Dawood.
The MHA said Muhd Anwar is an unaccredited religious teacher who had distributed CDs containing Anwar al-Awlaki's lectures, calling on Muslims to undertake militant jihad.
Muhd Thahir, who runs a small business, was one of Muhd Anwar's students.
He travelled to Yemen to seek out Anwar al-Awlaki and other radicals with a view to participating in armed jihad.
While in Yemen, he however had doubts and was persuaded to drop his jihad cause. - CNA /ls -
So why is Pastor Rony Tan and Pastor Mark Ng not punished for their crimes while this poor NSF is being arrested?
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Probably another government use of the media as an excuse not to let muslims be part of the more important roles in Singapore's Armed Forces..
The number of accidental deaths being covered up are more than these minor stuff..
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that is why i think SG should open up Porn site as distraction......these guys got nothing to do.......
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you'd be surprised what actually goes on beneath the surface... sometimes, our peaceful exterior lulls us into complacency...
there are things so horrific and insane in this world which will shock the hell out of you..
an self-radicalised idiot isn't as far-fetched as it seems if you bother to just scratch the surface to have a look inside...
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Oh i am sure....in Singapore you named it we got it. Spooks of all nations, foreign "headhunters" and volunteers.
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Poly tip off to ISD? "Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Muhd Fadil avidly surfed the Internet in search of jihadist propaganda and videos when he was studying in a local polytechnic."
This serve as a warning to all, don't "online to search for information on bomb-making."
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The force is strong in this Anwar waka waka Awlaki. Can mind trick SIngaporean all the way from Yemen.
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Originally posted by Anyhowsay:
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may the force be with you.
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Originally posted by Anyhowsay:
So this person is real? Or just an undercover internet counter -intelligence CHOBOLAN operative name Tan Tua Kee from Yio Chu Kang? Give the young man a break man! When I was that age during NS time I also was obsessed with killing Kun Sa (drug lord living in the Golden Triangle) -
Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
So this person is real? Or just an undercover internet counter -intelligence CHOBOLAN operative name Tan Tua Kee from Yio Chu Kang? Give the young man a break man! When I was that age during NS time I also was obsessed with killing Kun Sa (drug lord living in the Golden Triangle)he's real enough mate ..... just google it .... you can get his lectures from google too ....
but don't click on them ..... it's bad for your health .... ^^
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Originally posted by Fatum:
he's real enough mate ..... just google it .... you can get his lectures from google too ....
but don't click on them ..... it's bad for your health .... ^^
So choosing a bad reading material from the Internet could get someone behind bars but watching the wonderful multi talented Maria Ozaki at work is cool in Singapore?LOL
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Sorry it is Maria Ozawa ,Maria Ozaki is my filipina neighbor married to a man three times her age>hahaha
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
So choosing a bad reading material from the Internet could get someone behind bars but watching the wonderful multi talented Maria Ozaki at work is cool in Singapore?LOL
"produced and posted videos glorifying..." -
Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
So choosing a bad reading material from the Internet could get someone behind bars but watching the wonderful multi talented Maria Ozaki at work is cool in Singapore?LOL
well .... if you think about it .... making love is always preferable to making war and blowing up other people, no ? ....
I must say google shows that this maria lass is indeed, very bonkable .... but fark ... it's not really safe for work, eh ....