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MALAYSIA SERIOUSLY VIEWS ALLEGATION ON BOMBER
By D. Arul Rajoo
PHUKET, July 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is ready to cooperate with Indonesian
authorities as it seriously views the allegation that Friday's bombings in
Jakarta were masterminded by Malaysian-born Noordin Mohammed Top.
Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Rastam Mohd Isa said Foreign Ministry
(Wisma Putra) hoped that Indonesia would share any information about Noordin's
involvement in the bombings on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels.
"If there is any information, please pass (it) to our authorities. We are
keen to know and will cooperate fully as we always do with our neighbours when
it comes to terrorism," he told the Malaysian media on the sidelines of the
Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) here.
He, however, said that so far, there was no concrete evidence, and such
allegation was only reported by the media, adding that Wisma Putra had yet to
receive any request from the Indonesian authorities on the matter.
Rastam is leading a Malaysian delegation at the meeting which kicked off
Friday, to prepare for the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM), the
Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the Asean Regional Forum (ARF).
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman is expected to arrive here Sunday.
The AFP quoted Indonesian security ministry's anti-terror desk chief
Ansyaad
Mbai as saying that there was strong evidence that Noordin was behind the
attacks.
Indonesian police said the home-made bombs were identical to those used in
previous attacks linked to Noordin, one of Asia's most wanted terrorist who has
been hiding in the republic for several years.
Noordin, a former accountant, is a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
extremist network. He grabbed international attention after the 2002 bombing in
Bali and the 2003 attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta.
Rastam said the terrorism issue would be discussed by ministers during the
meeting here.
During the 16th ARF where United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
would be attending, foreign ministers would adopt an ARF Work Plan on Counter
Terrorism and Transnational Crime.
The Work Plan is considered a long-term strategy of ARF to deal with
terrorism and transnational crime in all dimensions, and in cooperation with
other international forums.
Particular emphasis is placed on drugs, biological terrorism and biological
security, as well as computer security and
computer terrorism.
-- BERNAMA
PHUKET, July 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is ready to cooperate with Indonesian
authorities as it seriously views the allegation that Friday's bombings in
Jakarta were masterminded by Malaysian-born Noordin Mohammed Top.
Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Rastam Mohd Isa said Foreign Ministry
(Wisma Putra) hoped that Indonesia would share any information about Noordin's
involvement in the bombings on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels.
"If there is any information, please pass (it) to our authorities. We are
keen to know and will cooperate fully as we always do with our neighbours when
it comes to terrorism," he told the Malaysian media on the sidelines of the
Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) here.
He, however, said that so far, there was no concrete evidence, and such
allegation was only reported by the media, adding that Wisma Putra had yet to
receive any request from the Indonesian authorities on the matter.
Rastam is leading a Malaysian delegation at the meeting which kicked off
Friday, to prepare for the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM), the
Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the Asean Regional Forum (ARF).
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman is expected to arrive here Sunday.
The AFP quoted Indonesian security ministry's anti-terror desk chief
Ansyaad
Mbai as saying that there was strong evidence that Noordin was behind the
attacks.
Indonesian police said the home-made bombs were identical to those used in
previous attacks linked to Noordin, one of Asia's most wanted terrorist who has
been hiding in the republic for several years.
Noordin, a former accountant, is a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
extremist network. He grabbed international attention after the 2002 bombing in
Bali and the 2003 attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta.
Rastam said the terrorism issue would be discussed by ministers during the
meeting here.
During the 16th ARF where United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
would be attending, foreign ministers would adopt an ARF Work Plan on Counter
Terrorism and Transnational Crime.
The Work Plan is considered a long-term strategy of ARF to deal with
terrorism and transnational crime in all dimensions, and in cooperation with
other international forums.
Particular emphasis is placed on drugs, biological terrorism and biological
security, as well as computer security and
computer terrorism.
-- BERNAMA
