The Government has dealt with 40 self-radicalised Singaporeans since 2015.
SINGAPORE – A whole-of-society approach to combating terrorism and extremism has been made possible with community support, said Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on Sept 28.
Among those spearheading community efforts are the Inter-Agency Aftercare Group and the Religious Rehabilitation Group , which comprises scholars and teachers of Islam who now help to counsel and rehabilitate self-radicalised individuals. SM Teo said the ACG’s work has been critical in Singapore’s fight against terror, pointing out that the group has helped more than 90 affected youths continue their education from the primary level to tertiary level.
“The wars in the Middle East have inflamed passions and radicalisation by extremists from both ends of the spectrum,” he said, adding that this has provided fuel for people to develop and follow extremist ideology.killing over 1,100 people, most of them civilians, and taking 251 hostages. Israel responded with air strikes and an invasion of Gaza, which have killed more than 41,000 people there, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.according to a July report by the ISD.
The report said that since 2015, Singapore has had to deal with 40 self-radicalised Singaporeans under the ISA. Of those, 13 were aged 20 or younger.‘If you love your child, report him if you think he is being radicalised’: ExpertAfter the ISD had launched its security operation against JI, it discovered that the group had identified close to 80 targets to attack in Singapore, including Yishun MRT and the Ministry of Defence headquarters at Bukit Gombak.
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