RIYADH: Malaysia has announced the arrest of 137 people on suspicion of involvement with the Daesh militant group.
Confirming the arrest, Malaysian Ambassador Zainol Rahim Zainuddin told Arab News that the arrest was announced by his country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in Kuala Lumpur. “The detainees were planning to leave Kuala Lumpur on their way to Iraq and Syria. The security authorities have arrested those who had returned from there, as they were financing their activities,” he said.
It was reported in Malaysian press that Kuala Lumpur will soon send 10 senior security specialists to the Kingdom to benefit from the Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center for Security Studies, and draw lessons and derive benefits from its accumulated experiences.
"We want to benefit from the experience of the Kingdom in counseling and countering extremist ideology with moderation, argument and proof,” the envoy said.
In a statement reported in Malaysia, Hamidi noted that his government supports the Kingdom’s policy in all regional and international files and issues. He described Saudi Arabia as “an important depth of the Muslim world. It is the Muslims’ destination and their incubator. It plays a leading role in protecting them at various levels.” Hamidi said he listened to the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and his eagerness to confront extremism, and terrorist and takfiri groups.
He also discussed with King Salman solutions that can be applied to reduce the interference of some countries in the internal affairs of Islamic nations which has led and still leads to undermining security and triggering chaos that destroys all potentials of states and jeopardizes their gains.
The Malaysian official revealed that some initiatives were discussed and will be announced soon to protect Islamic countries from the danger of extremism and terrorism, and the presence of extremist organizations in their territories. These initiatives will also protect Muslims from the danger of terrorist groups that lure them to the fields of battle and use them for their own ends.
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia said that he discussed solutions to protect Southeast Asian countries from the threat of terrorism carried out by Daesh by recruiting people of these countries to join and fight in the ranks of the militant group that neither represents Islam nor Muslims.
He said that an understanding took place between the two countries to exchange experiences on various levels. He also praised the experience of counseling applied by Saudi Arabia, pointing out that the “Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center is a unique model to counter extremist ideology with moderate ideology.”
Confirming the arrest, Malaysian Ambassador Zainol Rahim Zainuddin told Arab News that the arrest was announced by his country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in Kuala Lumpur. “The detainees were planning to leave Kuala Lumpur on their way to Iraq and Syria. The security authorities have arrested those who had returned from there, as they were financing their activities,” he said.
It was reported in Malaysian press that Kuala Lumpur will soon send 10 senior security specialists to the Kingdom to benefit from the Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center for Security Studies, and draw lessons and derive benefits from its accumulated experiences.
"We want to benefit from the experience of the Kingdom in counseling and countering extremist ideology with moderation, argument and proof,” the envoy said.
In a statement reported in Malaysia, Hamidi noted that his government supports the Kingdom’s policy in all regional and international files and issues. He described Saudi Arabia as “an important depth of the Muslim world. It is the Muslims’ destination and their incubator. It plays a leading role in protecting them at various levels.” Hamidi said he listened to the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and his eagerness to confront extremism, and terrorist and takfiri groups.
He also discussed with King Salman solutions that can be applied to reduce the interference of some countries in the internal affairs of Islamic nations which has led and still leads to undermining security and triggering chaos that destroys all potentials of states and jeopardizes their gains.
The Malaysian official revealed that some initiatives were discussed and will be announced soon to protect Islamic countries from the danger of extremism and terrorism, and the presence of extremist organizations in their territories. These initiatives will also protect Muslims from the danger of terrorist groups that lure them to the fields of battle and use them for their own ends.
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia said that he discussed solutions to protect Southeast Asian countries from the threat of terrorism carried out by Daesh by recruiting people of these countries to join and fight in the ranks of the militant group that neither represents Islam nor Muslims.
He said that an understanding took place between the two countries to exchange experiences on various levels. He also praised the experience of counseling applied by Saudi Arabia, pointing out that the “Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center is a unique model to counter extremist ideology with moderate ideology.”
