Islamic State hacker detained


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 15 Oct 2015

Khalid

The foreign man who came to Malaysia in August on the pretext of furthering his studies in computer science and forensic computing was detained on Sept 15 by Bukit Aman's Special Branch Counter Terrorism officers.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the suspect was in communication with top IS leaders in Syria.

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