PUTRAJAYA: Those detained for being involved in Islamic State (IS) militant activities will be separated from other inmates in jail, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.
The move is to ensure that these detainees do not influence other inmates to join the militant group or to spread their skewed ideologies.
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| Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahidi receives a courtesy call from United States Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel (left) at Defence Ministry’s headquarters. Pix by AHMAD IRHAM MOHD NOOR |
“Those detained for being involved in IS will be placed in the Tapah and Bentong prisons. They will be separated from the others as there have been reports of them spreading their ideology even in jail," he told reporters after a courtesy visit from the United States Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel R. Russel at his ministry here.
Zahid also said the ministry had employed several religious experts to counsel detained militants.
"These experts would help those detained to get back on track and help them see that the ideology that they subscribe to is not part of Islam," he said.
He added that currently 120 Malaysians have been detained for being involved in IS militant activities and 67 Malaysians who were believed to be involved in IS were still in Syria
On the Malaysian militants who had returned, Zahid said some had expressed their regret for being part of the IS.
“They felt cheated as life there was not how they expected it to be," he said.
Source: http://www.nst.com.my/node/70467
NST - Malaysia
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