Militants who have been arrested would soon be required to strap on electronic monitoring devices (EMD) upon release.
The government expects to get this going by the time a ‘relevant law’ is gazetted in July, Bernama reports.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the device would track the movements of these militants for a specific time period.
“A total of 107 people who have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota), if they want to be released, and at the same time want to be monitored, the EMD is fitted on them to monitor their movements,” Zahid was quoted as saying
“EMD is also fitted on criminals who have been released and are to be monitored under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca),” he was quoted further.
On the arrests of 12 suspected Islamic State militants recently, Ahmad Zahid said authorities are still tracking down others believed to be in the same group.
“They are influenced by the elements of IS leaders and learn to make bombs through social media, they need not to go to Syria or Iraq. They are not only religiously ignorant, but also disregard all political boundaries,” he added.
