Malaysia foils a plot to kill Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed and King Muhammad V, seven suspected ISIL terrorists arrested



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Malaysian police arrested seven alleged members of the Islamic State terrorist group of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Reuters

In a major exploit, which is expected to provide many more Indexes terrorist activities in the country, the Malaysian police arrested seven alleged members of the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This includes a man who reportedly threatened to badbadinate Malaysian King Muhammad V and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.

The arrests were part of the special operation of the Malaysian police that was conducted in the four states – Johor, Terengganu, Selangor. and Perak – between July 12 and 17, police chief Mohamad Fuzi Harun said in a statement on Thursday, July 19.

Of the seven arrested, four are Malaysian citizens, while the other three are Indonesian.

One of the seven people would be a 34-year-old Malay, Malaysian unemployed person. In the past, he reportedly wrote a few articles on Facebook, in which he had threatened to badbadinate the King and Prime Minister of Malaysia, as well as the Minister of Religious Affairs, Mujahid Yusof Raw. He had said that he was not happy with the rulers because they were not exploiting the country in accordance with Islamic Shariah law.

The man was arrested in Skudai, Johor, on July 17. On the same day, police arrested a 21-year-old factory worker from Johor who also said that he was a supporter of ISIS and even planned to join the group. Syria.

Just one day earlier, on July 16, a 42-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were arrested in Johor, who also appears to have some links with the Islamic State. The woman had transferred RM 4,000 (about Rs 67,000, US $ 985) to Muhammad Nasrullah Latif, another Malay who had joined ISIL and died fighting for them. On the other hand, the arrested man had threatened to bomb Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia in June.

"The 42-year-old Malay man was also in close contact with militant leader Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, who was also killed in Syria," said Harun quoted by Asia One.

Indonesian suspects

The first person was arrested on July 12 and he would be a 26-year-old Indonesian. "The suspect is a member of the terrorist group Negara Islam Indonesia (NII), which received training on weapons in Bandung between 2015 and 2018", revealed Harun

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