30 July 2016

News Story: Singaporean detained for promoting IS, radicalizing others - MHA

SINGAPORE, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A 44-year-old Singaporean, who actively spread radical ideology online and helped radicalize at least two other citizens, has been detained under the Internal Security Act, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday.

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff was arrested and detained in Singapore in July for terrorism-related activities, according to MHA's statement.

The ministry said Zulfikar made numerous Facebook posts that promoted and glorified terror group Islamic State and its violent actions such as beheadings, "while exploiting religion to legitimize the terrorist activities of IS."

Zulfikar's postings contributed to the radicalization of at least two other Singaporeans. One of them was Muhammad Shamin bin Mohamed Sidik, who was detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities. The other was Mohamed Saiddhin bin Abdullah, who was inspired by Zulfikar's radical postings.

Read the full story at Xinhua