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| Indonesian coppers to question sprung Wan Min Wan Mat |
| 2005-03-24 |
| The National Police are considering seeking from Bali bombing suspect Wan Min Wan Mat -- who was released by Malaysian authorities on Monday after being detained since September 2002 -- more information on terror attacks in the country over the past few years. Spokesman for the National Police Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said the police had not yet arranged a meeting with their Malaysian counterparts to ask them for access to Wan Min. "Since our investigation of bombing incidents here is not yet complete, we might try to seek information from him (Wan Min) and find out how knowledgeable he is on the terror network in the country," Aryanto said. Wan Min had testified in a written statement read out by prosecutors in the trial of one of the Bali bombing suspects that he had sent around US$30,500 to a member of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) to finance "operations" in Indonesia. AFP reported that after his release, Wan Min, who was a lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, said he had repented and renounced violence. Wan Min, who was held under the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows for indefinite detention without trial, will be restricted to Kota Baru, Malaysia's northern Kelantan state's capital, and must report daily to police. However, there has been no official explanation as to why he was released and not prosecuted instead. According to a source in the Malaysian government, Wan Min is no longer considered a threat to national security. It remains uncertain as to whether Indonesian Police will use all information from Wan Min to build a new case against alleged JI spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, or to locate the country's most-wanted fugitives, Malaysian duo Azahari bin Husin and Noordin Moh. Top. Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna of the Singapore's Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, said that Wan Min was well established as an important member and leader of the JI and that it was very important that he should be prosecuted for his activities. Similarly, head of terrorism studies at the Australian National University Clive Williams, said news of Wan Min's release would be received with concern, particularly because 88 Australians were among those killed in the Bali nightclub blasts. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
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| Posted by: Half 2005-03-24 6:20:30 PM |
| #6 Steven den Beste reviewed Wan Min Wan Mat a couple of months ago over at Chizumatic. He thought it lacked character and the storyline was WAY out there, even for animé. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-03-24 5:49:56 PM |
| #5 Wan Min Wan Mat? I think my niece watches it on Nickleodeon. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-03-24 1:41:03 PM |
| #4 ima bow be4 masters. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-24 12:15:58 PM |
| #3 Wala Wala, you busted me, I'm just compensating for my name. |
| Posted by: @+ 2005-03-24 10:54:13 AM |
| #2 I can't understand why you'd make fun of his name. . . |
| Posted by: Uhh Eee Uh Ah Ah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang 2005-03-24 7:46:05 AM |
| #1 Full name; Al Bin Wan Min Wan Door Mat Muhamed |
| Posted by: @+ 2005-03-24 2:09:59 AM |