'We don't take any chances': 50 self-radicalised people picked up by authorities since 2015, says Shanmugam
newsare.net
When it comes to extremism and acts of terrorism, Singapore has always taken a zero-tolerance approach, said Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam. He was speaking to reporters on Friday (June 28), just days after the arrest of eight suspected extremist'We don't take any chances': 50 self-radicalised people picked up by authorities since 2015, says Shanmugam
When it comes to extremism and acts of terrorism, Singapore has always taken a zero-tolerance approach, said Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam. He was speaking to reporters on Friday (June 28), just days after the arrest of eight suspected extremists in Malaysia earlier this week and the May 17 attack by radicalised individuals on Ulu Tiram Police Station. The May 17 attack resulted in the deaths of two policemen, and left one injured. The alleged attacker, Radin Luqman, 21, was killed in the ensuing firefight. Describing the Ulu Tiram attack as «brazen», Shanmugam noted that Luqman had arrived at the police station carrying a bag filled with metal sheets, and was wearing a bulletproof vest. «Obviously, the attack seems to have been pre-planned,» he said. Shanmugam added that Luqman, his father Radin Imran Mohd Yassin, 62, and brother are reported to be ISIS supporters. And that the act was likely inspired by the Islamic State (ISIS). Read more
