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| Hambali’s Wife Questioned |
| 2003-08-18 |
| The Malaysian wife of captured terror suspect Hambali is being questioned and could be an important witness to the activities of the al-Qaida-linked network he is accused of leading, the country’s deputy leader said Monday. Noralwizah Lee Abdullah, 33, was arrested Aug. 11 with her husband in Thailand and handed to Malaysian authorities who brought her to a secret location. Police say she has crucial information about Hambali’s activities, his associates and their whereabouts. And women remember everything, just ask my wife. "We believe that Hambali’s wife may have useful information for us," Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told reporters. "She is certainly important as far as we are concerned." Abdullah, who is also Home Minister responsible for police, said Noralwizah would be held for questioning, possibly under a tough security law that allows indefinite detention without trial. Don’t need any truncheons or giggle juice, just get a couple of female cops to sit down with her and start talking about how their husbands don’t understand them and men are shit and she’ll do an Oprah and spill her guts. Inspector General of Police Norian Mai said Malaysia would share any information obtained from Noralwizah with intelligence agencies in other Southeast Asian nations in order to cripple militant activities. At least five of Hambali’s henchmen are still on the loose in Bangkok, the Bangkok Post reported Monday, citing an intelligence official. But Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra denied the report, saying the terrorist kingpin’s operations in Thailand were wiped out with last week’s arrest. De Nile is still flowing in Thailand. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Thaksin doesn't want Thai tourism hurt. Rest assured, they are still being hunted, no matter what he's saying. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2003-8-18 11:52:37 AM |