Yazid Sufaat will be released when his
detention period under POTA ends next month, said Inspector General of Police Tan
Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. - 23/10/2019
From Media Reports, we learn the following:-
Earlier today, Singapore-based news portal The Straits Times reported that Yazid who was caught with four tonnes of ammonium nitrate for a planned series of bombings in Singapore in 2000, could be freed from prison in Johor next month. The 55-year-old US-trained biochemist who is also a member of the Jemaah Islamiah terror network, has been imprisoned three times in the past 17 years for terrorist-related activities.
In the 1990s, Yazid attempted to cultivate and load anthrax onto weapons in Afghanistan.His house in Kuala Lumpur was also used by senior al-Qaeda members for meetings, one of which discussed plans to crash planes in the United States on September 11, 2001, news media reported. He is the only Malaysian with direct links to the attacks.
How many times has Yazid Sufaat been victim of Detention Without Trial laws?
2 times
1- Under ISA in 2002, Detained Without Trial until 2008 > 6 Years?
2- Under one of the Penal Code offences listed as 'security offence' under SOSMA. He was arrested on February 2013, charged, and tried for an offence that carries a maximum of 30 years imprisonment but, it looks like after the trial that started after January 2014, he was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment {see Court of Appeal Judgment after High Court dismissed the case because of the charge...who overturned High Court decision and send case back to trial - RELEASE YAZID SUFAAT FROM DETENTION UNDER POTA, A DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL LAW Repeal Detention Without Trial Laws and ...
3 - Arrested under POTA on December 2017 - another Detention Without Trial for alleged offence committed whilst in prison?
CHARGE YAZID NOW FOR ALL HIS PAST CRIMES AND ACCORD A FAIR TRIAL - IF NOT APOLOGIZE AND COMPENSATEYazid, a former army captain, was first arrested in 2002 under the Internal Security Act (ISA). He was released in 2008 after undergoing rehabilitation and showed signs of “remorse” and “repentance”.But just five years later, he was detained for the second time under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) ― the legislation that replaced the ISA ― for recruiting new members for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He served a four-year sentence in Perak's Tapah prison.Yazid was again arrested in December 2017 under Pota after the authorities found that he had been recruiting fellow inmates for al-Qaeda while in jail.
If Yazid was linked to 9/11 - Did the US demand that he be extradicted to the US? Odd, if they did not...
Why not charged and tried in court if he was allegedly '... caught with four tonnes of ammonium nitrate
for a planned series of bombings in Singapore in 2000...' - There was evidence of possession of ...Why was he not charged? Why was ISA used? Unless, the allegations were mere allegations with no evidence?
Recent reason for POTA Detention - 'recruiting fellow inmates for
al-Qaeda while in jail' - Why was he not charged and tried?
NOW, after 2 years under POTA, will the new government now CHARGE and accord a FAIR TRIAL to Yazid - important to also show whether the allegations used by the previous government was TRUE or JUSTIFIED or simply a baseless allegation?
CHARGE and accord a FAIR TRIAL to Yazid for 'possession of ammonia nitrate and planning to bomb in Singapore'?
CHARGE and accord a FAIR TRIAL to Yazid for ' attempts to cultivate and load anthrax onto weapons in Afghanistan.'
CHARGE and accord a FAIR TRIAL To Yazid for the allegations that '..the Malaysian militant linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the
United States ..'
IF NOT, THEN WE CAN MAYBE TAKE IT THAT ALL THE ALLEGATIONS USED TO DETAIN HIM WITHOUT TRIAL ARE BASELESS OR WITHOUT MERITS, AND AS SUCH MAYBE HE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR HIS LOSS OF LIBERTY AND SUFFERINGS?
JUST if all victims of Detention Without Trial laws, including the victims of OPs Lallang are compensated...MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO TENDER A FORMAL APOLOGY?
IGP: Malaysian militant linked to 9/11 will be released next month
.jpg "Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said police would continue to monitor Yazid and will continue efforts to rehabilitate him to prevent him from re-engaging in terrorist activities and would take maximum precautions to avoid any unwanted events. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin")
IPOH, Oct 23 — Militant Yazid Sufaat will be released when his
detention period ends next month, said Inspector General of Police Tan
Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.
He said, in accordance to the law, the police will not stop the
release of Yazid, 55, who is now detained at the Simpang Renggam Prison,
near Kluang, Johor for two years under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
(Pota).
“He has served his sentence and only if he commits an offence after his release, will the police take action.
“But just to detain him based on people’s perception, we (the police)
will not do that. (But) We understand people’s concern, that he has the
capability and was deeply involved in terrorism activities,” he said.
He said this to the media after officiating the 69 Commando Golden
Jubilee at the General Operations Force (PGA) base in Ulu Kinta,
here today.
It was reported that Yazid, who had direct involvement in the Sept
11, 2001 attack in the Unites States of America, may be released next
month and this is causing concern among the authorities.
Abd Hamid said police would continue to monitor Yazid and will
continue efforts to rehabilitate him to prevent him from re-engaging in
terrorist activities and would take maximum precautions to avoid any
unwanted events.
Asked about Yazid’s condition and attitude during his detention, Abd
Hamid said: “He is quite tough. We understand that with the mental
and psychological stress while in detention. Inmates are different after
they are released,” he said.
On the habeas corpus application of five individuals linked to the
Tamil Ealam Liberation Front (LTTE) group, Abdul Hamid said all of them
had a constitutional right to act against any dissatisfaction or
mistreatment.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that according to a list of court cases
in Kuala Lumpur, the case would be called for mention before deputy
registrar of the High Court of Criminal Justice, Shahril Anuar Raja
Baniamin at 10am tomorrow.
Two state assemblymen, G Saminathan, (Gadek, Melaka), 34 and P
Gunasekaran (Seremban Jaya, Negri Sembilan), 60 and three other
individuals, S Chandru, 38; V Suresh Kumar and S Arivainathan, 56,
yesterday filed a habeas corpus application, among others, requesting
their immediate release from detention. — Bernama - Malay Mail, 23/10/2019
Home minister: Malaysian militant linked to 9/11 won’t be freed next month
.jpg "Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it was not true that Yazid will be freed following the expiry of his Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) 2015 detention order. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon")
PONTIAN, Oct 19 — The Home Ministry today denied that Yazid Sufaat,
the Malaysian militant linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the
United States, could be freed from detention next month.
Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it was not true that
Yazid will be freed following the expiry of his Prevention of Terrorism
Act (Pota) 2015 detention order as there were other procedures to follow
before a decision is made.
“I (as Home Minister) can’t make the decision until the Prevention of
Terrorism Board convenes a meeting where a recommendation will be made
based on the detainee’s behaviour while in prison.
“Only then can the Home Ministry make a decision,” Muhyiddin said
after meeting volunteers and officers from the Pontian People’s
Volunteer Corps (Rela) here today.
Muhyiddin was responding to an earlier news report that Yazid, a
known terrorist, is expected to be released from Simpang Renggam prison
in November, where he had spent two years in detention under Pota 2015
which allows authorities to detain a suspect without trial for that
period of time.
Earlier today, Singapore-based news portal The Straits Times
reported that Yazid who was caught with four tonnes of ammonium nitrate
for a planned series of bombings in Singapore in 2000, could be freed
from prison in Johor next month.
The 55-year-old US-trained biochemist who is also a member of the
Jemaah Islamiah terror network, has been imprisoned three times in the
past 17 years for terrorist-related activities.
Pota is an anti-terrorism law that was passed by the government on
April 7, 2015. It enables the authorities to detain terror suspects
without trial for a period of two years.
The law also does not allow any judicial reviews of detentions.
Instead, detentions will be reviewed by a special Prevention of
Terrorism Board. The bill has been criticised by opposition elements as a
reincarnation of the former Internal Security Act, which was revoked in
2012. - Malay Mail, 19/10/2019
Report: Malaysian al-Qaeda suspect linked to 9/11 could be out of prison next month
.jpg "Bukit Aman counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay says the final decision to release Malaysian terrorist Yazid Sufaat has not been made yet by the Prevention of Terrorism Board, but his detention period will expire this November. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa")
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 ― Malaysian terrorist Yazid Sufaat, the suspect
caught with four tons of ammonium nitrate for a planned series of
bombings in Singapore in 2000, could be freed from prison next month, The Straits Times reported.
The 55-year-old US-trained biochemist is expected to be released from
Simpang Renggam prison where he had spent two years in detention under
the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota), which allows the authorities to
detain a suspect without trial for that period of time.
Yazid, said to be a member of the Jemaah Islamiah terror network, has
been imprisoned three times in the past 17 years for terrorist-related
activities.
“The final decision to release him has not been made yet by the
Prevention of Terrorism Board, but his detention period will expire this
November,” Bukit Aman counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay
told The Straits Times.
“Whether or not the detention order will be extended, the decision will be made before the expected date of release.”
Ayob declined to reveal the exact date.
In the 1990s, Yazid attempted to cultivate and load anthrax onto weapons in Afghanistan.
His house in Kuala Lumpur was also used by senior al-Qaeda members
for meetings, one of which discussed plans to crash planes in the United
States on September 11, 2001, news media reported.
He is the only Malaysian with direct links to the attacks.
Despite spending almost two decades behind bars and undergoing an
extensive deradicalisation programme, Yazid was reported to remain
totally unrepentant.
Ayob said that Yazid has the ability to easily recruit and incite people despite his limited knowledge of Islam.
The convicted militant is said to have distorted verses of the Quran ― Islam's holy scripture ― to justify his terror acts.
“At Tapah prison, some inmates were radicalised by him, that’s how
dangerous he is. Till this day, Yazid remains the most challenging
militant for us to rehabilitate,” Ayob said.
Yazid, a former army captain, was first arrested in 2002 under the
Internal Security Act (ISA). He was released in 2008 after undergoing
rehabilitation and showed signs of “remorse” and “repentance”.
But just five years later, he was detained for the second time under
the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) ― the legislation
that replaced the ISA ― for recruiting new members for the Islamic State
in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
He served a four-year sentence in Perak's Tapah prison.
Yazid was again arrested in December 2017 under Pota after the
authorities found that he had been recruiting fellow inmates for
al-Qaeda while in jail.
Throughout the years as a militant, Yazid reportedly held weekly
religious classes in 2012 at his house in Ampang, Selangor, where he
recruited several individuals including a then 21-year-old man, Muhamad
Razin Sharhan Mustafa Kamal.
Razin told the Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2015 that Yazid had
undergone military training in Afghanistan, met Osama Bin Laden and had
taken part in conflict or what the militants dubbed as “jihad”. - Malay Mail, 19/10/2019
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