PETALING JAYA, Dec 21 — Police are zooming into a university in Shah Alam following the arrests of two people over their links with Islamic State (IS).
The duo, both foreigners, were among seven nabbed by the Special Branch Counter Terrorism unit in separate raids in recent weeks.
They had planned to attack an international school in Kuala Lumpur.
Police sources revealed they were investigating Universiti Antarabangsa Al-Madinah in Shah Alam as they had incorporated topics promoting extremism in their syllabus.
“We are keeping close tabs on some of the lecturers who we believe are promoting extremism. We are also investigating if there are more (IS) members in the university,” the source said.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the two university students, aged between 20 and 30, had planned to launch an attack on the international school after one of them had tried to obtain “sensitive security information” of the institution.
“The third suspect had been arrested by Middle Eastern authorities in 2010 over his involvement in al-Qaeda,” Khalid said yesterday.
The trio were deported to their country of origin on Nov 22 and 23.
The fourth foreigner, a 26-year-old factory operator who worked in Johor, was arrested on Dec 8. He planned to launch attacks in Myanmar, and had smuggled weapons into Poso, Indonesia.
The locals nabbed were:
· A 35-year-old furniture factory worker — arrested on Nov 16 in Kota Kinabalu for being a member of a local terror cell.
· A self-employed 24-year-old — picked up on Nov 26 in Malacca for receiving orders from IS militant Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi. He also obtained instructions on how to make bombs and improvised explosive devices.
· A 24-year-old lorry driver — detained on Dec 16 for threatening on Facebook to launch attacks on entertainment outlets.
All suspects are being investigated under the Penal Code and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 for terrorism-related activities.
