Did the Malaysians police did it again?

[Shull]

Breaking News:

Mas Selamat Kastari, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre in February last year, has reportedly been arrested in Malaysia.

 

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Mas Selamat reportedly arrested in Malaysia

Posted: 08 May 2009 0143 hrs

 

SINGAPORE: Mas Selamat Kastari, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre last year, has reportedly been arrested in Malaysia.

 

Mas Selamat gave his guards the slip while he was being taken to the toilet at the detention centre on 27 February 2008.

 

He was involved in a plot to hijack a plane and crash it into Singapore's Changi Airport.

 

Mas Selamat's escape resulted in the dismissal of the detention centre's superintendent over security lapses. The superintendent's deputy was demoted.

 

The two were the most senior officers in charge of the ground management of the detention centre, and were among six Internal Security Department (ISD) officers charged over the escape.

 

Two Gurkha officers were also charged and have been demoted after pleading guilty.

 

The Special Duty Operative handling the detainee's family visit when the incident happened was also sacked. - CNA

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../427691/1/.html

 

First, it is the One eyed dragon, now mat alamak..

Edited May 7, 2009 by Shull

[Sleepyman]

seems their polis like more efficient...

[Nutsack]

Mas couldn't afford the coffee money.

[Silver_blade]

Hope he is indeed arrested.

 

Amazing how indon and m'sian police managed to tracked him down and arrest him. They are much larger than s'pore. We have quite a lot to learn from them.

[Silver_blade]

  On 5/7/2009 at 6:33 PM, Nutsack said:

Mas couldn't afford the coffee money.

More like times are bad...some people need cash.

 

Anyway, I am sure some JI members will have no problem giving him up, since Mas wasn't exactly 'steady' when he 'betrayed' one of his JI 'brother' when he was arrested in Indon.

[Jeff49er]

  On 5/7/2009 at 9:37 PM, Silver_blade said:

Hope he is indeed arrested.

 

Amazing how indon and m'sian police managed to tracked him down and arrest him. They are much larger than s'pore. We have quite a lot to learn from them.

 

I think the whole affair embarass the home affairs team.

[Rjmsfire]

Can someone post here the full Straits Times report? I don't have access to the hardcopy newspaper. This is good news. I think everybody wants to know how to slipped out of Singapore.

[Leepee]

Sin gov going to pay the reward money to malaysia gov?

How about the 2 joker who quit their job and fulltime hunting for salamet? Still hunting?

[Tjkbeluga]

Don't say like that laa.... Once he has gone out of Singapore, what do you expect the police here to do?

[Dualie]

 

Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story

May 8, 2009

Mas Selamat captured

Fugitive who escaped from Whitley detention centre last year is tracked down and captured in Johor after tip-off from Singapore; he is being held for interrogation by Malaysia

By Leslie Lopez, Senior Regional Correspondent

 

Sources told The Straits Times that Mas Selamat was tracked down based on intelligence provided by Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD), and a joint operation by Malaysia and Singapore's security agencies eventually led to his arrest.

KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen months after his audacious escape from detention in Singapore, Mas Selamat Kastari has been caught in Malaysia.

 

Singapore's most wanted terrorist was captured on April 1 while hiding in Johor, regional intelligence sources told The Straits Times.

 

It is believed that he was nabbed in the outskirts of Johor Baru and is now being held by the Malaysian authorities for interrogation.

 

It is not known how he slipped out of Singapore or when he entered Malaysia.

 

Although he was arrested six weeks ago, the Malaysian authorities have not yet announced the capture.

 

A senior Malaysian government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the arrest and said that Mas Selamat was being held under the country's Internal Security Act.

 

He declined to say when the terrorist would be handed over to the Singapore authorities.

 

It is believed that the fugitive had stayed in Johor all this time and had not travelled further north. He is also believed to be detained in Johor.

 

Sources told The Straits Times that the 48-year-old was tracked down based on intelligence provided by Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD), and a joint operation by Malaysia and Singapore's security agencies eventually led to his arrest.

 

The capture of Mas Selamat brings to an end one of the largest manhunts ever undertaken by Singapore and its neighbours for a terrorist on the run.

 

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

[Kelpie]

  On 5/7/2009 at 11:37 PM, Tjkbeluga said:

Don't say like that laa.... Once he has gone out of Singapore, what do you expect the police here to do?

 

It shouldn't even happen in the 1st place.

 

Regards,

[Watwheels]

He was caught on 1st April, so long ago....

 

Maybe he was hiding in an illegal FT quarters, M'sia polis raided the place without knowing he's there until much later.

[Leeshunda100]

must have heard of a chinese saying the most dangerous place is always the most safest place... no wonder he choice to in Johor bahru not thailand...he damm

[Highmount]

  On 5/7/2009 at 11:50 PM, Kelpie said:

It shouldn't even happen in the 1st place.

 

Regards,

 

Yes agree with you. That's why we need to learn from our neighboring countries.

 

[Kelpie]

  On 5/8/2009 at 12:08 AM, Highmount said:

Yes agree with you. That's why we need to learn from our neighboring countries.

 

Since the neighbour is so efficient, better let him stays there and don't come back to upset our lives here. Hearsay the jailhouse condition is alot more hostile than here . Wait come back and later escape again from the highly paid elites then how? Reputational risk to SG.

 

Regards,

[Ichibawa]

  On 5/8/2009 at 12:17 AM, Kelpie said:

Since the neighbour is so efficient, better let him stays there and don't come back to upset our lives here. Hearsay the jailhouse condition is alot more hostile than here . Wait come back and later escape again from the highly paid elites then how? Reputational risk to SG.

 

Regards,

 

Someone's head will roll lor.

[Adrianli]

Will the two Gurkha who kena demoted take revenge on MAS when he returns to the detention centre???

 

MAS will

[Ender]

  On 5/7/2009 at 11:50 PM, Kelpie said:

It shouldn't even happen in the 1st place.

 

Regards,

 

And to add the embarassment to let him slip out of the country. And all these time they try to affirm that he is still in the country until recently changed to a maybe he here or there.