Another 5 arrested in Tamil Tigers probe

Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Updated 4 years ago · Published on 12 Oct 2019 7:23PM · 6 Comments

In all, police have arrested 12 people as part of their probe into LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 12, 2019.

POLICE today arrested five people with alleged links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Sources said the five were detained on suspicion of promoting, supporting and channelling funds to the defunct terror group.

This brings to 12 the total number of those arrested in the LTTE probe in recent days.

Of the latest five suspects, one is a member of a Penang-based civil society group, who was picked up in the state, said sources, adding that two suspects each were detained in Malacca and Selangor.

They declined to divulge whether “important personalities” are among the five.

“Wait for the police press conference on that,” said one source.

Today’s arrests follow a crackdown on Thursday, when the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counterterrorism Division arrested seven people, including two DAP assemblymen from Malacca and Negri Sembilan, for allegedly promoting and trying to revive LTTE.

The first round of arrests took place in Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Kuala Lumpur.

The seven are being held under the Special Offences (Security Measures) Act, which allows for detention up to 28 days.

Police had said they were not ruling out the possibility of making more arrests to facilitate the probe into LTTE.

The force is expected to hold a press conference tomorrow to give details on the latest arrests. – October 12, 2019.

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  • When will the PDRM arrest those who support HAMAS, an active terrorist organization that even Saudi Arabia and Egypt have classified as terrorists?
    Double standards from the PDRM?
    If they say that this is not a racial matter then they must explain why they have not taken similar action against those known supporters of HAMAS.

    Posted 4 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

    • Well the LTTE more dangerous than HAMAS as there are thousands of Tamils in Malaysia who might be influenced by their ideology of claiming their second country as their homeland.I think the threats are real.

      Posted 4 years ago by Hassin Maris · Reply

  • Flogging a dead horse is what our Bersatu politicians have ordered the police to do. The more unbelievable their reasons for arrests the more bizarre the situation has become.

    Posted 4 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

    • No no tamils terrorist not welcome in Malaysia.

      Posted 4 years ago by Hassin Maris · Reply

  • Thought LTTE no longer exist even in Sri Lanka?

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

    • Then who were the indians worshipping and where are the funds sent to?

      Posted 4 years ago by Hassin Maris · Reply