MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB WANTS TIGHTER SECURITY TO NIP JI

TUMPAT (Malaysia) June 17, (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun
Razak wants authorities to tighten security to prevent Jemaah Islamiah (JI) from
influencing students and taking root in the country.

He said the spread of JI ideology, if unchecked, would pose a threat to
national security.

"We must be wary of JI threat to recruit students. They can be coerced into
committing violence by militant and extremism thinking," he said after a
"Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat' (Leader with Community) programme at Wat Matchimmaram,
Kampung Jubakar near here Wednesday.

Tumpat is a town and a district in Kelantan, a state positioned in the
north-east of Peninsular Malaysia.

Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein Tuesday said JI had made
efforts to recruit local university students as members.


Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said foreign JI members
tried to revive the militant group by trying to recruit youths including
university students.

Najib said it was proven that JI spread not only among students but also
lecturers.

"A lecturer involved with JI had been known to explode bombs. We have to
tighten security via intelligence reports to check the menace," he added.

--BERNAMA