Malaysia announces the dismantling of an ISIS network and arrests dozens of Bengalis news

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The Inspector General of Police announced in Malaysia Mohamed Khaled Ismail – Friday – that the authorities dismantled a network ISIS Community media is used to spread ideas and collect money among citizens Bangladesh The country’s workers.

He explained that the authorities arrested 36 citizens from Bangladesh, in several operations since April, who came to Malaysia to work in factories or sectors such as construction and services.

Mohamed Khaled indicated that this network recruited elements by targeting other workers from Bangladesh and used communication and electronic messaging platforms to spread extremist ideas.

He added that she collected money through international money transfer services and e -port to send to ISIS in Syria Viberous.

5 of the detainees were charged with belonging to a terrorist organization, while 15 others will be deported.

The security official said that 16 people are still in detention for the police, pending more investigations, with other arrests.

Malaysia detained hundreds of people on suspicion of being involved in “militant activities” after an attack in the capital, Kuala Lumpur in 2016, and was linked to the organization, but the arrests have declined significantly in the past few years.

Malaysia relies heavily on foreign workers to fill jobs in the sectors of factories, farms and construction, and thousands of Bangladesh citizens move there to work every year.

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