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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) revealed yesterday that 24-year-old Singaporean Asyrani Hussaini has been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after he was caught trying to join an armed insurgency in South Thailand in March.
According to the Straits Times, Asyrani had been inspired by Internet literature and wanted to contribute to the insurgency in restive South Thailand (see graphic below), but was unable to make contact with the rebels. He then entered South Thailand illegally and another unnamed regional country, where he was arrested for immigration offences and jailed.
Asyrani was arrested for his attempted participation in the insurgency when he returned to Singapore.
Asyrani’s case follows a string of self-established radicals that have recently been distinguished by the law.
58-year-old Mustafa Kamal Mohammad, who had belonged to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) militant group in the Philippines, was placed under restriction order on September 10.
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