Putrajaya takes strong stance against terror groups

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 2 Dec 2020 11:48PM · 2 Comments

Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin says various legal provisions, such as Poca and Sosma, are at the government’s disposal in wiping out terror threats in the country. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 2, 2020.

THE government relentlessly opposes and will completely eliminate all terror groups, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin.

Hamzah said various legal provisions, such as the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 are at their disposal.

Commenting on media reports that a man claiming to be the commander-in-chief of the LTTE 2.0 terrorist group had threatened to shoot Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador, Hamzah said appropriate action would be taken.

“Why are they so daring to make threats? If they say they are free to do anything, our country has laws.

“The LTTE is still listed as a terrorist group in our country.

“We will arrest and eliminate them for arbitrarily trying to do whatever they want in our country,” he told a press conference after presenting flood relief to residents of the Larut parliamentary constituency today.

Apart from threatening to shoot the IGP, the suspect also sent an email to the media claiming he would attack Bukit Aman and the Defence Ministry.

In this regard, Hamzah advised police to be vigilant. – Bernama, December 2, 2020.

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  • When the government has proven to be a complete and utter failure, they bring out the old trick - distraction.

    Posted 3 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • Beating a dead horse is a brain dead minister. Just because someone says he is in a defunct political group in another country doesnt mean the group be deemed active. This is to politicize the non exist but exposes stupidity. When is compariate say the US is a terrorist country is the same as Boko Haram and the likes. Its nothing but stupidity.

    Posted 3 years ago by Alphonz Jayaratnam · Reply