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Report suspect behaviour, even if it's family, says DPM Wong
by Zul Othman
05:55 AM Jul 12, 2010
SINGAPORE - The recent arrests of radicalised individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA) has led to a call for members of the public to report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
While Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said that the fight against terrorism needs complete vigilance from the community, families must also take the first step by reporting their kin if they detect any radical tendencies.
Speaking on the sidelines of a community event at Bishan yesterday, he said: "For the few cases that we know now, really, the family members knew. They may not know the real intent, but hearing comments from those individuals in the family, they should be wondering why do they say such things.
"For some of these family members, they treat it as a joke or they don't take it seriously and, therefore, the individual continued with the kind of conduct and behaviour that they did," added Mr Wong, who is also the Home Affairs Minister.
Mr Wong was referring to the latest action by the Internal Security Department (ISD) against three Singaporeans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that full-time National Serviceman Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid, 20, had been detained for two years, from April 4.
Two others - unaccredited religious teacher Muhammad Anwar Jailani, 44, and a small business owner, Muhammad Thahir Shaik Dawood, 27 - were placed under restriction orders, also for two years.
Yesterday, DPM Wong said that while the security agencies here have taken many measures to prevent attacks, "we will always be faced with new threats (and) new imaginative methods by terrorists who may want to do harm to Singapore".
"Therefore, it's not just the Government or security agencies that will have to handle this ... we require complete vigilance as well as support in alerting the authorities".
If this is the case, DPM Wong said whoever hears of such extremist comments should report it to the police, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) or whoever is in a position of responsibility so that help can be rendered to the suspected radicals.
Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan, however, wondered if the call to blow the whistle on suspected extremists might instead promote "a Big Brother-like state".
He said: "The challenge is determining who is an extremist. Vigilance is important but we don't want to encourage paranoia.
"I wonder if Singaporeans at large need guidance on how to sieve through remarks that are an expression of a viewpoint or something more sinister... the last thing we want to see are divisions between communities and families (because of this)."
Agreeing, risk consultant and Adjunct Research Associate with the Institute of Policy Studies, Mr Azhar Ghani, said family members should also engage suspected radical individuals to ascertain their true intentions.
Meanwhile, Mr Wong said he would be answering questions from Members of Parliament on the latest ISD arrests and the restriction orders when Parliament sits on July 19.
http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/...-behaviour,-even-if-its-family,-says-DPM-Wong
Report suspect behaviour, even if it's family, says DPM Wong
by Zul Othman
05:55 AM Jul 12, 2010
SINGAPORE - The recent arrests of radicalised individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA) has led to a call for members of the public to report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
While Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said that the fight against terrorism needs complete vigilance from the community, families must also take the first step by reporting their kin if they detect any radical tendencies.
Speaking on the sidelines of a community event at Bishan yesterday, he said: "For the few cases that we know now, really, the family members knew. They may not know the real intent, but hearing comments from those individuals in the family, they should be wondering why do they say such things.
"For some of these family members, they treat it as a joke or they don't take it seriously and, therefore, the individual continued with the kind of conduct and behaviour that they did," added Mr Wong, who is also the Home Affairs Minister.
Mr Wong was referring to the latest action by the Internal Security Department (ISD) against three Singaporeans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that full-time National Serviceman Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid, 20, had been detained for two years, from April 4.
Two others - unaccredited religious teacher Muhammad Anwar Jailani, 44, and a small business owner, Muhammad Thahir Shaik Dawood, 27 - were placed under restriction orders, also for two years.
Yesterday, DPM Wong said that while the security agencies here have taken many measures to prevent attacks, "we will always be faced with new threats (and) new imaginative methods by terrorists who may want to do harm to Singapore".
"Therefore, it's not just the Government or security agencies that will have to handle this ... we require complete vigilance as well as support in alerting the authorities".
If this is the case, DPM Wong said whoever hears of such extremist comments should report it to the police, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) or whoever is in a position of responsibility so that help can be rendered to the suspected radicals.
Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan, however, wondered if the call to blow the whistle on suspected extremists might instead promote "a Big Brother-like state".
He said: "The challenge is determining who is an extremist. Vigilance is important but we don't want to encourage paranoia.
"I wonder if Singaporeans at large need guidance on how to sieve through remarks that are an expression of a viewpoint or something more sinister... the last thing we want to see are divisions between communities and families (because of this)."
Agreeing, risk consultant and Adjunct Research Associate with the Institute of Policy Studies, Mr Azhar Ghani, said family members should also engage suspected radical individuals to ascertain their true intentions.
Meanwhile, Mr Wong said he would be answering questions from Members of Parliament on the latest ISD arrests and the restriction orders when Parliament sits on July 19.