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Engineer lured students from south for terror ops
2010/07/19
By Lee Shi-Ian and Fadhal A. Ghani
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KUALA LUMPUR: Engineer Mohamad Fadzullah Abbul Razak, the latest terror suspect to be held under the Internal Security Act, was recruiting students from the south for terror activities.

He was on police's radar for three years but the 28-year-old eluded the authorities by constantly being on the move.

Investigations revealed that he used courier services to pass messages and to keep in touch with fellow conspirators and new recruits.


A source told the New Straits Times that Fadzullah was also a freelance religious teacher with links to Syrian Aiman Al-Dakak and fellow Malaysian teacher Azzahari Murad.

Aiman was caught with nine others in January for suspected terror activities and deported along with the other foreign students.

Azzahari is still being held under preventive laws. Fadzullah was arrested in the Datuk Keramat area on Thursday.


Sources disclosed yesterday that Fadzullah was based in Johor and managed to recruit students, instilling in them the belief that they were fighting for a worthy cause.

He was described as a charmer as he was soft-spoken and portrayed himself as a simple, humble and religious man. "Although there was no indication of Fadzullah being directly involved with al-Qaeda, investigations have revealed that he was linked with Jemaah Islamiyah," the source said.

Police believe that Fadzullah used his position as a freelance religious teacher to identify students who could be influenced into later becoming JI members.


"Investigations are ongoing as police believe there are several students who may already have been recruited by Fadzullah," the source added.

Police came across Fadzullah in 2007 when they were investigating the infiltration of a terror group into local universities.

The group, backed by al-Qaeda, was found to have spread its tentacles to mosques and non-governmental groups.

"Previously, the group was detected trying to recruit more members, especially in Penang and Selangor."

Aiman and Azzahari were thrust into the spotlight when the former's commune in Kampung Chincin, Gombak, was raided by police in January.

Police arrested Aiman and eight foreign students under the ISA before deporting them back to their respective countries in April.

The eight who were detained with Aiman included Aiman's son, Mohamed Hozifa, two other Syrians, two Nigerians, two Yemenis and a Jordanian. Investigations also revealed that the eight foreign students were slated for training in Yemen.

It was also revealed that the 10 had plans to blow up places of worship in Penang and Selangor. Following the incident, the government and police took several steps to prevent Malaysia from becoming a hotbed of terrorist-recruiting activities. A stricter vetting process was proposed for both students and lecturers.

This would help identify those with extremist inclinations so that pre-emptive measures could be taken.

Police also provided a comprehensive briefing for representatives from all universities on the terrorism threat.

The government held dialogues with mosque officials and religious teachers to get them to play a more active part in countering the teachings of terrorist organisations.

The briefings for institutions of higher learning included tips on how to prevent students from falling into militant traps besides identifying bona fide students applying for places at universities and colleges.

Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam later announced that the government would be coming up with stricter entry rules for foreign students as the threat of terrorism here loomed large.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/19/nation/6690230&sec=nation