Mas Selamat Kastari
Mas Selamat Kastari (born 23 January 1961, Indonesia) was Singapore's most wanted terror suspect and was allegedly the head of the Singapore branch of militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI). In February 2006, Mas Selamat was arrested by Indonesian anti-terror squad in Java. He is suspected for plotting to bomb Changi International Airport in 2002. [1]
Overview
Mas Selamat, a Singaporean, had earlier been arrested in February 2003 in the island of Bintan to assist Indonesian police in their investigations of several bombings in Indonesia in 2001 and 2002. Mas Selamat has changed his identity, assuming the name of Edy Heriyanto and has obtained an Indonesian passport. He was jailed for 18 months in 2003 for immigration offences. [1]
In February 2006, he was arrested again in Java, where he was visiting his son who was said to be studying at a religious school there.
It was reported that Singapore had requested for his extradition. There is information the Mas Selamat had Hambali and discuss various terror plots including hijacking a plane and crash it into the Changi Airport. He escaped from Singapore in 2001 before authorities conducted a massive operation to arrest suspected JI members in December 2001. According to a Reuters report, a Jakarta official said that Indonesia has handed Mas Selamat to Singapore. [2]
The Malaysian intelligence authorities also want to question Mat Selamat who had made frequent visits to Johor before fleeing to Indonesia. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Singapore JI suspect nabbed in Java". 6 February 2006.
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