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| Terror websites in Malaysia |
| 2004-05-13 |
| Malaysia was urged on Thursday to investigate allegations that it was hosting a network of terrorist websites, including one that showed the beheading of a US citizen in Iraq. Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said in a statement that a web video of the decapitation of American Nick Berg by Islamic extremists was allegedly traced to a company based in Cyberjaya, a purpose-built centre for IT companies. The company belonged to MYLOCA Cyberjaya Network Infrastructure, owned by Telekom Malaysia, Lim said, citing a well-known Malaysian weblogger Jeff Ooi, whose output is carried by the online newspaper Malaysiakini. Other websites linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network have also allegedly been traced to Malaysia, said Lim, who heads the Democratic Action Party. "It is imperative that the government act promptly and decisively to get to the bottom of the serious allegation that Malaysia is hosting a master network of international terrorist websites" he said. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said he would investigate the allegations, but added: "There are so many terrorist organisations in Europe and the US, but that does not make the US or Europe a terrorist country." Asked if any action would be taken if the allegations were proved correct, he said: "I don't want to speculate. But we do not support any terrorist activities." A spokesperson for Telekom Malaysia had no immediate comment on the allegations, but said the company would investigate. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Hey, wasn't Jihad Unspun moving their site to Malaysia? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-13 7:09:00 PM |