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2 Singaporeans detained for planning to join ISIS

Xinhua, September 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two Singaporeans were detained under the Internal Security Act in August for planning to join Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), said Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday.

The two men were detained in separate cases. Muhammad Shamin bin Mohamed Sidek, a 29-year-old man who was self-radicalized, incited violence through his pro-ISIS postings on social media. He continued to express unstinting support for ISIS throughout his three-month imprisonment. Shamin said he was prepared to die in the course of defending the "caliphate" that was declared by ISIS.

Muhammad Harith Jailani, 18, was radicalized by ISIS online and prepared to join the militant group in Syria. As part of his preparation, he had collected information on how to travel to Syria and also tried to radicalize those around him to support ISIS' cause.

The detentions of Shamin and Harith underlined the persistent ISIS threat and the threat posed by self-radicalized Singaporeans, said MHA. A few of the Singaporeans who have been detained had even been prepared to carry out terrorist attacks in Singapore.

Singapore government takes a very serious view of any form of support for terrorism, including but not limited to the use of violence, and will take firm and decisive action against any person who engages in such activities, added MHA in the news release. Endi