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Teo Soh Lung of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) claimed that the JI terrorists are "political exiles" and should be released. Which political party does both "political exiles" belong to? SDP perhaps?
Husaini Ismail, was involved in a plot by JI leader Mas Selamat to crash a plane into Changi Airport in 2002. Both men, who are Singaporeans, had undergone training in Afghanistan with the Al-Qaeda terrorist organisation in 1999 and 2000, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said yesterday. "They had also been actively involved in reconnoitring several potential local and foreign targets in Singapore for the purpose of a terrorist attack," it said.
Both men did not choose to "return home". They were arrested overseas and deported to Singapore. Husaini was arrested and jailed in Indonesia in June 2009 for breaking immigration laws, and deported to Singapore after being released in May this year. Abd Rahim Abdul Rahman, was arrested in Malaysia in February and deported.
For the record:
"It is clear that if Abd Rahim and Husaini had not fled Singapore in Dec 2001, they would have been arrested and may still be in prison today. They fled and became political exiles but chose to return home after 10 years. Their arrests serves as a reminder to all political exiles that returning to Singapore may cost them their freedom no matter how long their exile is." -- Teo Soh Lung, SDP