Friday, May 08, 2009

"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

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."



holy sheet! can you actually believe such news?! i'm just very curious about how MSK looks right now. things was just getting nostalgic for me when i chewed on my snicker bar yesterday lol.


"either he's in Singapore or he has fled the country" - quoted by someone famous

anyway he was caught about 1month ago, which was around April's Fools day. but i doubt anyone believed so. okayokay. some news from edmw side.

the moderators were very hardworking this morning! locking all the unessasary MSK threads in the morning! they sure are hardworking boy.





maybe it's time for me to post those stunning bo liao pictures i've gone from my emails recently. no idea why i have not done it yet lol. i'm welly welly free this morning, trying my very best to keep myself busy.

that's all for this edition of the weekly news.

brownie typed this at 9:04 AM