PETALING JAYA: The four Indonesian terrorists who escaped
from a prison in Medan, Indonesia two weeks ago, are believed to be attempting
to contact their network of terror cells in Malaysia and Indonesia in search of
refuge.
Fadli Sadama, Agus Sunyoto, Nibras and Abdul Gani Siregar
were among the 218 escapees during the Tanjung Gusta Prison riot which caused
the deaths of three prisoners and two prison personnel.
Special Task Force (Operations and Counter Terrorism)
director Comm Datuk Mohamad Fuzi Harun said police and other relevant agencies
had been on high alert since the escape but there was no trace of the fugitives
yet.
He explained that Fadli, a known gunrunner, had a wide
network of contacts with militants especially with the Jemaah Islamiah (JI)
members in Malaysia and Indonesia.
“We believe he and the other terrorists are trying to contact
their counterparts in both countries.
“Malaysia remains a possible destination for them as Fadli
had been entering the country illegally since 2001 via secret routes,” he said
when contacted yesterday.
Comm Mohamad Fuzi said that Fadli, 27, was extremely
dangerous as he was known to supply firearms for militant groups in Indonesia.
“He was imprisoned in 2003 and 2009 for funding terror
groups and weapon smuggling,” he said, adding that Fadli was known to be an
accomplice of Malaysian JI member Noordin Mat Top, who was killed in Indonesia
in 2009.
He said Fadli’s weapon smuggling was linked to the Mujahidin
Indo-nesia terror group, led by Tony Togar, also known as Indra Warman.
“He was arrested once for smuggling weapons from Thailand to
Malaysia before supplying it to Mujahidin Indonesia.
“If he and the other three terrorists manage to enter the
country, then our security and safety will be threatened,” he said.
The four were part of a 16-man gang which robbed RM139mil
from CIMB Niaga Bank and shot dead a police officer and wounded two bank
security guards in August 2010.
Fadli was arrested in Malaysia in October 2010 when police
found two guns on him which he was planning to smuggle back to Indonesia.
Comm Mohamad Fuzi said Malay-sian police were working
closely with their Indonesian counterparts to ensure the four men were detained
soon.
“We managed to arrest him once. We are optimistic we can do
it again,” he said.
As for Abdul Gani, Comm Mohamad Fuzi said he was once
detained in 2010 for burning down a police station in Deli Serdang, Sumatra.
He urged those with information to contact Insp Syed
Muzaffar at 017-3907066 or 03-22667026.
