"Radicalised Singaporean IT engineer detained under Internal Security Act: MHA
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old Singaporean information technology engineer was detained in August under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday (Sep 12).
Investigations showed that Ahmed Hussein Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman was radicalised and wanted to undertake armed violence in Syria in support of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS), MHA said.
His path to radicalisation began in 2013 when he turned to the Internet for religious knowledge.
Among other things, he followed the lectures of foreign radical ideologues, such as deceased Al-Qaeda ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki and several others who have been arrested or imprisoned for inciting violence or espousing support for terrorism, MHA said.
He grew to believe that the use of violence in the name of religion was justified and by late 2016, he was convinced that he should fight and die as a martyr for IS in its self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq, according to MHA.
The ministry said Ahmed maintained regular contact with foreign pro-IS individuals on social media to keep up with the developments in IS. He also tried to influence some of his foreign online contacts to follow the violent teachings of the radical ideologues whom he had been following, because he wanted them to support IS."
Tgis headline should turned heads as it shows that even reasonably qualified professionals CAN be radicalized n not just lowly educatex n simple minded people.
The fact that his full name is revealed tell another angle that the Malay r comfortable to b open abt this.
This case also revealed that if u r careless with your internet social media posting, tell tales signs can b picked up. That the laws enforcement people r monitoring u n take u out b4 u before a danger to others n yourself.
Blessed the culprit n hope he can b de-radicalized.
N of course, discards your stereotyping that all Malay r for radicalization!!
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old Singaporean information technology engineer was detained in August under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday (Sep 12).
Investigations showed that Ahmed Hussein Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman was radicalised and wanted to undertake armed violence in Syria in support of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS), MHA said.
His path to radicalisation began in 2013 when he turned to the Internet for religious knowledge.
Among other things, he followed the lectures of foreign radical ideologues, such as deceased Al-Qaeda ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki and several others who have been arrested or imprisoned for inciting violence or espousing support for terrorism, MHA said.
He grew to believe that the use of violence in the name of religion was justified and by late 2016, he was convinced that he should fight and die as a martyr for IS in its self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq, according to MHA.
The ministry said Ahmed maintained regular contact with foreign pro-IS individuals on social media to keep up with the developments in IS. He also tried to influence some of his foreign online contacts to follow the violent teachings of the radical ideologues whom he had been following, because he wanted them to support IS."
Tgis headline should turned heads as it shows that even reasonably qualified professionals CAN be radicalized n not just lowly educatex n simple minded people.
The fact that his full name is revealed tell another angle that the Malay r comfortable to b open abt this.
This case also revealed that if u r careless with your internet social media posting, tell tales signs can b picked up. That the laws enforcement people r monitoring u n take u out b4 u before a danger to others n yourself.
Blessed the culprit n hope he can b de-radicalized.
N of course, discards your stereotyping that all Malay r for radicalization!!
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