The Royal Malaysian Police are on constant alert for movements made by local elements of the militant Islamic State organisation that include attacks on police stations and military bases, kidnappings of VVIPs, and bank robberies.
The terror group is believed to be planning on kidnapping prominent wealthy Malaysians and robbing banks across the country shore up their cash reserves and to fund acts of terror in Malaysia and regionally.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Tajuddin Md Isa told Berita Harian that Islamic State agents in Malaysia are also targeting popular social venues frequented by foreigners, and strategic government and federal facilities, including government offices in Putrajaya.
“Our research has shown that Islamic State’s campaign here has passed the first stage, which was to recruit and train new recruits, and has now progressed to the second phase, which is kidnapping and robbery,” he said.
He added that all PDRM personnel, from division heads all the way down to beat police officers, have been ordered to be on constant alert for any developments by ISIS operatives in the country.
“The PDRM is also cooperating with other departments and law enforcement agencies to stem the growth of militancy,” Tajuddin said.
“Monitoring by the government has shown that a portion of Malaysian society has been attracted to migrate to Syria and Iraq to participate in terror activities there, on the assumption that Islamic State’s cause in the Middle East will lead to the final battle heralding the ends times.”
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