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KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MP Ramkarpal Singh has questioned the Interior Ministry on the measures taken after reports that a Malaysian-based group was planning a terrorist attack in India.
The report linked controversial preacher Zakir Naik and the Rohingya refugees here to the alleged terrorist attack.
“I ask for an explanation on this matter and on the role of Zakir Naik in this incident. Is the Perikatan Nasional government taking this issue seriously? ”He asked during the debate on the 2021 budget of the Interior Ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.
The Bukit Gelugor MP also expressed shock after Police Inspector General Abdul Hamid Bador said he was not aware of the incident.
“(The planning) must have been going on for a while,” Ramkarpal said.
The Times of India reported yesterday that Indian intelligence agencies are believed to have intercepted financial transactions, suggesting that a Rohingya group based in Malaysia may be in an advanced stage of orchestrating a terrorist attack in that country. The group is said to be led by a woman.
The newspaper’s report said Indian authorities were also verifying whether these transactions had ties to Naik, who has permanent residence status in Malaysia.
Ramkarpal asked the ministry if it had identified the Rohingya group mentioned in the report and if Naik would be extradited to India.
Naik is wanted in India to face money laundering charges. The Directorate of Enforcement of India had charged him with acquiring about 1.9 billion rupees (RM 114.5 million) in criminal assets. He is also wanted for inciting extremism through hate speech.
The Pakatan Harapan deputy also expressed concern about immigration officers arrested for doing business with the union, adding that some of them owned luxury cars such as Rolls-Royce.
He said unions could also be helping people leave the country without a trace, and he wanted answers on the steps taken to stop these unions.
What are the measures that have been taken to prevent these rogues from leaving the country? We don’t want a strike to happen, ”he said.
Earlier, Saifuddin Nasution (PH-Kulim Bandar Bharu) asked why the Narcotics Department could only employ 5,000 officers and if this lack of manpower was the reason why the drug problem continued in the country.
“The threat of drugs is getting worse. Is this due to the size of the Department of Narcotics? ” I ask.
Saifuddin said that the criminal investigation department had 13,000 officers, commercial crime 3,000 while the Special Branch had 9,000 officers.
