Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan told Xinhua here recently in an exclusive interview that the police were worried that members of the LTTE, more commonly known as Tamil Tigers, had sneaked into or escaped to Malaysia.
Musa said that these terrorists might control the organization from Malaysia in order to continue its struggle in Sri Lanka to fight for an independent state.
Admitting that to date, no members of any militant groups were found slipping into Malaysia, Musa stressed that the police were concern about the possibility.
To a question whether non-government organizations or individuals in Malaysia were found supporting those terror groups financially, Musa said that no evidence suggesting the existence of such phenomena was found.
Although worried about the possible arrivals of terrorists, Musa assured members of the public that Malaysia had never been the target of any terror groups, nor was it the hub for terrorists to conduct training activities.
Musa stressed that over the last few years, the Malaysian police had successfully raided several militant organizations in the country, adding that actions would be taken against them immediately once they were deemed posing threat to the country's security.
He also said that the Malaysian police had been exchanging information with other Southeast Asian countries while closely monitoring the activities of other militant groups to prevent any unwanted happenings from taking place.
When asked if the explosives found in the state of Kelantan earlier were the proof of the existence of terrorist activities in the country, Musa said that there was tight control on the materials to ensure that members of the public had no access to them.
He also denied that the materials belonged to the terrorists.
Meanwhile, it was reported here earlier that 10 members of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the Southeast Asian terror group, were arrested since early this year in Malaysia.
The JI members were also trying to recruit 20 to 30 local university students and youths to take part in the holy war abroad.
Musa said that the Malaysian police had well established network where information on terrorists could be gathered in time, stressing that those JI members were arrested before they took further actions.
When giving an example, Musa said that the Malaysian police already knew that two leaders from Al-Qaedah and JI, both terror groups, had entered Malaysia far before the Interpol issued warrant of arrest on them.
However, the Malaysian police could not take immediate actions before gathering solid evidence, explained Musa.
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