JI founder condemns Ulu Tiram attack, says it’s against Islam

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) founder Abu Bakar Bashir has urged Muslim youths to stay away from committing acts of violence and killings in the name of Islam.

In a video his son Abdul Rahim Bashir sent to Malaysiakini, the senior cleric condemned the pre-dawn attack on the Ulu Tiram police station which was initially linked to JI.

“I strongly condemn the act of...