In the JI structure, Malaysia and Singapore are known as the ânetwork economic zoneâ where funds were raised to finance the organisationâs operations in this region. The network divided its operation into three groupings called Mantiqi. - Mantiqi I handled operations in Malaysia and Singapore and provided funds for the network.
- Mantiqi II, which supervised the jihad activities, covered part of Indonesia while
- Mantiqi III dealt with training.
The JI, which has ties with other terrorist groups in the region, aimed to set up a pan-Islamic state â comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia â called Daulah Islamiah Raya, through armed uprisings against the governments of these countries.
| Of these, Singapore is secular, Thailand and Cambodia are Buddhist. It's the old "convert or die" thing. |
Malaysian police said the JI, which operated under the guise of an NGO, carried out welfare projects to conceal its operations. Police who tracked Hambaliâs movements, traced his financial backing and found that until December 2001, RM800,000 had been collected from various fund raising activities to buy arms and send JI members for training in Afghanistan. Fresh information obtained by Malaysian police showed that Hambali obtained RM95,000 from al-Qaeda operations leader, Sheikh Mohamed Mokhtar, to run the terrorist network in the region. |