PETALING JAYA: Nine suspects, including Egyptians and Tunisians, were detained following an anti-terror swoop in the Klang Valley and Sarawak, Malaysian police said. The Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the suspects were arrested by the...
He said the Egyptians admitted that they were members of Ikhwanul Muslimin and had acted as facilitators by providing accommodation, transportation, and work, and helped with purchasing flight tickets for two members of Ansar al-Shariah al-Tunisia.
They planned to use it as transit destination and a logistics centre by using legitimate or false documentation, marrying locals to obtain a spouse visa, exploiting education facilities, or by doing business in the country. "These foreign terrorist fighters could also set up base here to attack another country, or by even launching attacks in Malaysia," he said.
"We urge the Malaysian government to respect the principle of non-refoulement and ensure that those at risk of persecution or risk of irreparable harm in another country, including torture, are not deported," said the group's executive director, Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu.
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