Singapore repatriates radicalised Malaysian

A 33-year-old Malaysian was repatriated to his home country in August 2020 after investigations revealed that he was a supporter of the so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group.

The Singapore Internal Security Department (ISD), in a statement today, said the man’s wife, however, was issued with a restriction order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for a period of two years in August 2020 after investigations found that she had been radicalised by her husband.

ISD said it had worked closely with the Malaysian Special Branch (MSB) on the...