Police working with other countries to sniff out militant activities

Malaysia will enhance cooperation with agencies from other countries to investigate and monitor any militant activities in the country, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said.

Khalid assured that Malaysia would not allow any militant groups to set up their base in the country or spread their ideology.

"Malaysia is not a hub or transit for militant activities," he told Bernama Wednesday adding that police will continue to work with agencies from other countries to curb such activities.

He said Malaysia had an excellent track record in 'sniffing' out militant groups that try to spread their ideology in the country.

The latest arrest of a suspect by police in Kepong on May 15, is believed to be an individual who had plans to attack foreign consulates in India.

Khalid said the arrest was Malaysian police's second success in detaining a suspect who is believed to have links with international terrorists because another suspect who was detained in Selangor on May 8, was a 34-year-old from Somalia and a suspected member of a terrorist group in Africa, known as Al-Syabab.

Apart from the two suspects, police had also detained 11 individuals in Selangor and Kedah on April 28 and 29, on suspicion of being involved in militant groups from Syria and Southern Philippines.

"Though thousands of tourists enter the country every day, police have ways to monitor and detect militant groups that try to take the opportunity to enter the country with intention to spread or start militant activities," said Khalid.