Now both father and son can reunite in the detention centre.
AFP News - In
2006, Mas Selamat Kastari, a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah
extremist group was detained under the Internal Security Act. (AFP
photo)
The son of Singapore’s
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari is being detained
for two years under the Internal Security Act, said the Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday evening.
In a statement posted on its website, the ministry
said 25-year-old Muhammad Hanif bin Mas Selamat, better known as
Masyhadi, has been detained under the ISA since 21 November last
year for his involvement in the terrorist organisation.
Masyhadi was on 20 October arrested at his own wedding receptionin Central
Java. He was then detained at an undisclosed location and
subsequently deported to Singapore 10 days later.
According to the MHA, Masyhadi was schooled in the JI’s religious
and radical teachings at their schools in Indonesia since he was 13
years old. When he grew older, he underwent paramilitary training
and formally became a JI member, taking its oath of allegiance when
he turned 21.
Among other things, the MHA also said he conducted JI surveillance
activities and “disseminated radical propaganda” online in support
of jihadist violence.
Restriction orders on others
Separately, two Singaporeans, 23-year-old Zakaria bin Rosdan and
29-year-old Muhammad Khairul Sofri bin Osman, were placed under
restriction orders for two years. This means they are not allowed
to travel out of Singapore or change their residence or employment.
They will also not be allowed to issue public statements, address
public meetings or print, distribute or contribute to any
publication, or be a member of any organisation, association or
group, without the ISD’s approval.
The two, said the MHA, were “radicalised” and “were inspired to
undertake violent jihad in places of conflict like Syria”. Zakaria
had, according to the ministry, tried to establish contact with a
number of foreign militant entities online in an attempt to join
them and get to the conflict zones, while Khairul is said to have
encouraged and abetted him in his plans.
Meanwhile, a JI detainee, Mohd Azmi bin Ali, was released from
detention and placed under restriction order on 15 December last
year. The restriction orders on six other JI members were allowed
to lapse between December and January this year. The MHA said they
had been “co-operative and responsive to rehabilitation
efforts”.