Faiz - the co-operative militant


  • Letters
  • Thursday, 06 Feb 2003

The Singapore authorities have detained 31 suspected terrorists, who are members of the radical Jemaah Islamiah. Among them is Faiz Abu Bakar Bafana, a key figure in the JI movement in the republic. WONG CHUN WAI and LOURDES CHARLES spoke to regional security officials to put together a profile of Faiz, a dangerous Islamic radical, in the first part of a two-part article.  

FAIZ ABU BAKAR BAFANA is the only Malaysian among the 31 suspected terrorists under detention in Singapore for being members of the Jemaah Islamiah, which has links with Osama bin Laden. 

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