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[UPDATED] Immigration Dept will work with police in probe into militant group
"The matter is under police action. It is being handled by the police, so I would prefer not to comment further on it," said Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.
"However, we take the issue seriously and will provide full cooperation to the police in their investigation and in taking appropriate legal action," he said during the department's shooting programme with the media here today.
Earlier today, police said 100 to 150 Bangladeshi nationals were involved in the radical militant group that was crippled recently. It aimed to spread Islamic State ideology here and in Bangladesh.
Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the group focused on recruiting Bangladeshis working in factories, petrol stations and construction sites.
Police detained 36 Bangladeshi nationals linked to the group last month.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had said the operation began on April 24 and was carried out in three phases in Selangor and Johor.
Of the 36 Bangladeshis who were detained, five were charged under Chapter VIA of the Penal Code, which involves offences related to terrorism, while 15 were issued deportation orders.
The remaining 16 are still under investigation.
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