M'SIA SETTING UP SPECIAL C'TEE TO MONITOR TERRORISM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- A special committee will be set up to
monitor the spread of terrorism ideologies and recruitment of members from among
students at institutions of higher learning in the country, said Deputy Higher
Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.

The matter was now at the discussion stage and the ministry would cooperate
with the Home Ministry and police to set up the committee.

"Students at the IPT (institutions of higher learning) are adults and
capable of thinking for themselves. In the context of tackling terrorism,
however, the government will carry out whatever monitoring possible to check
terrorist activities," he said during the question-and-answer session at the
Dewan Negara (Senate) sitting Tuesday.

He was replying to a question from Senator Zaitun Mat who wanted to know the
measures taken by the government to monitor 6,000 Malaysian students who were
pursuing further studies in West Asia and prevent them from being recruited as
members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI).

He said Malaysian students in the local and foreign IPT were still safe and
under control and continued monitoring was being maintained by the authorities
including the police.
-- BERNAMA


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