Teacher arrested under ISA; first public servant probed for terror-related offences in Singapore


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 38-year-old Ministry of Education (MOE) teacher has been detained under the Internal Security Act, said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Wednesday (Jan 11).

Mohamed Khairul Riduan Mohamed Sarip was arrested in October 2022 after he was influenced by radical videos online, including the teachings of foreign preachers who convinced him to engage in armed militantism.

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