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KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested six people suspected of being involved in a terrorist group around Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak and Penang on January 6 and 7.
Police Inspector General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (photo) said they were made up of five locals and one Indonesian.
He said that during the operation carried out by the Bukit Aman Special Section, the police also seized two Daesh flags, a machete and a knife.
“All those detained are members of ‘Anshorullah At-Tauhid’, a Daesh cell created in October 2019 with the aim of promoting the ideology of the ‘Salafist jihadist’ by recruiting new members and launching attacks in Malaysia.
“The PDRM investigation found that three of the detainees had threatened to kill former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and several of his cabinet ministers,” he said in a statement today.
Abdul Hamid said they were also planning to launch attacks on gambling centers in Genting Highlands, Pahang, as well as liquor factories around the Klang Valley.
Referring to the threats, he said that they were often issued by almost all terror suspects and pro-Daesh groups detained by the Special Section.
“The PDRM always evaluates death threats like this, and the results of police investigations show that they have not made plans or preparations to carry out the threats,” he said.
He said the six people who issued the threats were being investigated under Section 130JB (1) (a) of the Penal Code, which consists of having possession, custody or control of materials related to a terrorist group. Named
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