IGP: Don’t worry about Yazid Sufaat, our eyes are on him
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador assured Malaysians that militant Yazid Sufaat, who has been released after serving a two-year detention period, is being closely monitored by the police.
Hamid said Yazid was released on several strict conditions.
“Don’t worry about it. The conditions set are quite strict and that will help us monitor him,” he told reporters at a Deepavali Open House organised by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry today.
Yazid, who had direct links to the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, was detained at the Simpang Renggam prison in Johor for two years under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 (POTA).
Hamid also said the police would also continue to engage with Yazid in the rehabilitation process.
“We will never give up on helping those who were involved in any terrorism element whether it’s Daesh or LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to return into the society,” he added.
Bernama
