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As a political tool to get the government into shape to tackle what he calls a rising tide of extremism, it is likely to be welcomed by supporters of both groups. The opposition has denounced it as a ploy for "Islamification" and critics have described it as a cover for increasing surveillance powers.
Malaysia's new constitution, adopted earlier this year, sets out a broad "Malaysia Muslim Community" charter to protect citizens from discrimination. It sets forth a set of five fundamental rights, including the right to freedom of speech and the right to equal treatment.
The charter also outlines the government's policy to address "religious intolerance, fundamentalism, religious violence, and extremism".
In May, the government began collecting intelligence reports about possible terrorist plots in the country, which was already dealing with a surge in terrorist attacks in 2013, including a suicide bombing targeting the navy, the army base in Semrao, and the Sabah entertainment district.
In the last month, authorities were reported to have seized documents related to a possible plan to stage a terror attack inside Kuala Lumpur airport. Another terrorist attack in the city this spring allegedly involved an attempted shooting of a police officer.
It is not known whether any of these investigations has been successful.
The state-run National Investigative Agency also recently reported gathering intelligence on the network of international Islamic scholars who preach and conduct Islamic schools.
At an anti-extremism session, authorities announced that they had arrested at least three suspected militants believed to have been planning to carry out attacks in Malaysia against government buildings and religious places in the future.
A statement from the ministry of internal affairs said that among those arrested were three local members of a banned "Salafist faction" on Saturday. Two of the suspects are reportedly known to Malaysian intelligence and the third is reported to be a national of Myanmar, an ally of Malaysia but with which it has an increasingly tense카지노 사이트 relations.
Two of the three had been on the official travel alert list for Malaysia since July last year and were said to have had prior travel to the country. Two of them were reportedly part of a group of eight Malaysian nationals allegedly preparing to travel to Thailand to join the terrorist group Islamic State and two were also believed to be involved in terror plans.
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