Mudland knew MSK's location for months

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Anyone care to guess when they knew?

I pick 8 Dec 2008 - HARI RAYA HAJI. On this holy day of days, MSK made a pligrimage from the fishing village to a mosque in Ulu Tiram to thank allah for his freedom.

Let to roam free for months

The Malaysian police monitored Mas Selamat's movements instead of arresting him immediately so that he might lead the authorities to other militants. -- PHOTO: AP

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) - MALAYSIA allowed a Singaporean Islamic terror suspect to remain free for months so that he might lead authorities to other militants, an official said on Monday.

Mas Selamat Kastari was captured in Malaysia's southern state of Johor on April 1, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison in neighbouring Singapore in February 2008 by wriggling out a bathroom window.

Officials were aware that Mas Selamat had fled to Malaysia from 'the moment he came to our country', Malaysian Home Ministry Secretary General Mahmood Adam said in an interview with The Associated Press.

'We have a very good (police intelligence agency) here,' Mr Mahmood said. He did not say when exactly Mas Selamat came to Johor or whether Malaysia told Singapore about his whereabouts.

Mas Selamat, the alleged Singapore commander of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah group, evaded a massive manhunt in the city-state and slipped into Malaysia by swimming across a narrow strip of sea that separates the two countries.

Police monitored Mas Selamat's movements instead of arresting him immediately because 'the most important (thing) sometimes is not the particular target, the most important (thing) sometimes is the networking', Mr Mahmood said.

Mas Selamat alone is not as valuable as who is behind him, Mr Mahmood said.

Mas Selamat lived in a Malaysian village of about 100 people, rarely going out or mixing with other residents, before being captured by Malaysian commandos.

Mr Mahmood declined to say whether authorities are on the verge of making further arrests, but stressed that Malaysia remained 'very safe and secure'.

Malaysia's government last week announced it would hold Mas Selamat for two years under a security law that allows for detention without trial. Prime Minister Najib Razak said officials want to obtain more information from Mas Selamat, calling him a 'threat to national security'. -- AP

 

[scroobal]

That is basically bullshit. Its took them 2 more days after they arrested Mas Selamat to detain the house owner and the guy who introduced him to the house owner. The guy who introduced him is the link. They obviously had no clue about the link until they interrogated Mas Selamat.

The arrest was not annouced as they needed time to round up the rest.

If they were trailing him, they would have picked the whole network in one single day in a major operation. This is basic 101 when you are dealing with a subversive cell. You pick the whole lot at one go to avoid evidence being washed away and any esacpe.

Only a village idiot will buy this story.

Anyone care to guess when they knew?

I pick 8 Dec 2008 - HARI RAYA HAJI. On this holy day of days, MSK made a pligrimage from the fishing village to a mosque in Ulu Tiram to thank allah for his freedom.

 

[longbow]

Scroobal, what is your take on this 2 year delay in not turning over the guy.

Our brothers up north playing politics? The delay effectively removes all positive PR from our MHA

 

[scroobal]

Its tit for tat.

When JI mob was first arrested by Singapore one of them was an ex-singaporean who became a Malaysian. Mahathir was PM then and requested that he be handed over. Singapore refused and detained him for 2 years at least.

Anyway, they will spend the next 2 years, debriefing him about ISD interrogation techniques, officers involved, layout of whitley holding centre etc. Something that all Intelligence services tend to do when they have the opportunity.

One other factor is that the Malaysians had not cleaned up JI as Mas Selamet seemed to have gone to the birthplace - Ulu Tiram and found help. So they need him to clean up.

Scroobal, what is your take on this 2 year delay in not turning over the guy.

Our brothers up north playing politics? The delay effectively removes all positive PR from our MHA

 

[tonychat]

Scroobal, what is your take on this 2 year delay in not turning over the guy.

Our brothers up north playing politics? The delay effectively removes all positive PR from our MHA

but your sinkie govt delay it for almost a year leh.