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Efforts to curb radicalism must continue, say security experts
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22 January 2010 1749 hrs (SST)
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SINGAPORE: Efforts to curb radicalism must continue to prevent radical
groups from dominating the religious discourse in the region.
That is the hope of security experts who are featured in a new Channel
NewsAsia documentary series entitled "Misguided".
Its producers also interviewed former Jemaah Islamiyah members in Indonesia.
Ngruki is a small village in Solo that looks like any others in Indonesia.
Of late, Ngruki has been in the spotlight, for this is where the Al-Mukmin
Pesantren, an Islamic boarding school is located.
A number of people linked to the school have been implicated in terrorist
attacks.
It was also in Ngruki that the crew of "Misguided" met ex-JI member Farihin,
who in the name of jihad had fought in Afghanistan and Poso in Indonesia.
Farihin said: "In 2000, I volunteered to fight in Poso. I attacked two
Christian villages."
Yusoff is another ex-JI member who was just released from a 10-year jail
sentence for possessing firearms and explosives. For Yusoff, he heeded the
call of jihad by fighting alongside the MILF in Philippines.
Both are examples of ex-JI members who were once influenced by radical
ideology to a point where armed struggle is seen as legitimate.
Associate Professor Kumar Ramakrishna, S Rajaratnam School of International
Studies, explained: "To me, the centre of gravity of this conflict is the
ideology, for these individuals who get sucked into this particular radical
movement."
Singapore itself is not immune to radical ideology, as seen from various
arrests that have taken place here involving JI members.
For the first time, the producers were given access to film actual evidence
gathered by security agencies from detained JI members.
Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng stressed in an interview for this
documentary on the importance of Singaporeans remaining vigilant.
He said: "The terrorism that we face today takes on a different shape this
time round. It is a group of people making use or misusing religion to
perpetuate their cause.
"We have to adopt a more holistic plan to counter the problem. We must not
allow such groups like the Al-Qaeda JI and many others to misuse the
religion to affect our social fabric."
He also stressed that the terror threat will not diminish after the demise
of Noordin Top and Azahari Hussin.
The four part documentary series, "Misguided", airs every Friday at 8.30pm
on Channel NewsAsia, starting on Friday. - CNA/vm
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