Top Member of Singapore's Jema'ah Islami'ah Terrorist Network Arrested

02.03.2012

One of the founding fathers of Singapore’s Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network has been arrested, local media reported on Friday.
Sahrudin Mohd Sapian, a founding member of the network’s Singapore branch, was arrested abroad with two other alleged JI members in January. Sahrudin allegedly traveled to Afghanistan in 2000 to attend a terrorist training camp. He then returned to Singapore, scouting locations for possible attacks until he fled the city-state, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said.
Sahrudin, along with brothers Mohamed Rafee Abdul Rahman and Abd Rahim Abdul Rahma, were tracked down and arrested by Singapore’s Internal Security Department in January. It is unknown where the alleged terrorists were found.
Singapore’s security department has made terrorism a focus in recent years. To date, 17 suspected terrorists have been arrested by the department.