OH MY GOD! Since when a country like Singapore has done a mistake like this. I bet this is the most embarrassing event that could have happened to a country which has been so strict with laws and such. Either hope they can find him which I think they CAN because the island isn't that big you know! I wonder he was like Michael Schofield. Hahaha.
From the BBC.
The suspected leader of the Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiah in Singapore has escaped from jail there, the authorities say.
A huge manhunt is underway to find Mas Selamat Kastari, according to the home affairs ministry.
He's accused of planning attacks on official buildings and foreign targets in Singapore as well as Changi Airport.
Mas Selamat Kastari was first detained since 2003 in Indonesia.
Kastari has been in detention since 2006 under Singapore's Internal Security Act.
Kastari was first arrested and imprisoned for immigration offences in Indonesia in 2003 after reportedly going on the run from the Singaporean authorities. He was extradited to Singapore three years later.
Hijack plan
Police in Singapore accuse him of plotting to hijack and crash a plane into Changi International Airport in 2001- a plan which was never carried out.
The American embassy in Singapore was among the buildings he's alleged to have targeted.
The home affairs ministry said in a statement: "Extensive police resources have been deployed to track him down." He was not known to be armed, said the ministry.
Police, Ghurkas and special forces are reported to be involved in the search for Kastari, who walks with a limp.
Jemaah Islamiah, which has links to al-Qaeda, is blamed for being behind the bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2002, which left 200 people dead.
From the BBC.
The suspected leader of the Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiah in Singapore has escaped from jail there, the authorities say.
A huge manhunt is underway to find Mas Selamat Kastari, according to the home affairs ministry.
He's accused of planning attacks on official buildings and foreign targets in Singapore as well as Changi Airport.
Mas Selamat Kastari was first detained since 2003 in Indonesia. Kastari has been in detention since 2006 under Singapore's Internal Security Act.
Kastari was first arrested and imprisoned for immigration offences in Indonesia in 2003 after reportedly going on the run from the Singaporean authorities. He was extradited to Singapore three years later.
Hijack plan
Police in Singapore accuse him of plotting to hijack and crash a plane into Changi International Airport in 2001- a plan which was never carried out.
The American embassy in Singapore was among the buildings he's alleged to have targeted.
The home affairs ministry said in a statement: "Extensive police resources have been deployed to track him down." He was not known to be armed, said the ministry.
Police, Ghurkas and special forces are reported to be involved in the search for Kastari, who walks with a limp.
Jemaah Islamiah, which has links to al-Qaeda, is blamed for being behind the bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2002, which left 200 people dead.
2 comments:
Prove me wrong... but could this be like the movie Wag The Dog?... you know, spinning something to cover or divert attention away from a greater internal blunder!
I wouldn't be surprised though I might get caught by ISA la. :P
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