KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 ― Police have found more than 500 Facebook accounts, belonging to Malaysians, linked to the Islamic State (IS).
According to reports by The Star Online, these accounts are said to be used to recruit Malaysians to join the IS in Syria and Iraq.
According to Federal Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division principal assistant director Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayob Khan, the accounts, which were still active at press time, painted IS as “peaceful under the rule of caliphate Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi”.
The Star Online also quoted SAC Ayob as saying that despite numerous crackdowns and exposés by the authorities and media, there was still no sign that the number of recruitments were diminishing.
Authorities had frozen the assets of 39 suspects and that of 18 groups linked to terrorism, including Jemaah Islamiah, under the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, SAC Ayob added.
Police have blacklisted 44 vehicles belonging to them and discussions are ongoing with the Immigration Department to revoke the passports of anyone linked to a terror group.
