Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

Singapore’s 2012 law enforcement actions included:
In February, Singapore released a member of JI, Jumari bin Kamdi, who was detained
under the ISA in January 2011. According to an MHA press release, he was cooperative
with investigators, and it was assessed that he no longer posed a security threat that
required further detention.
In February, Singapore detained JI member Abd Rahim Abdul Rahman. He attended
terrorist training in Afghanistan with al-Qa’ida (AQ) in 1999 and 2000. Rahman was
arrested in Malaysia in February 2012 and deported to Singapore.
In May, Singapore detained JI member Husaini Ismail. He was arrested in Indonesia in
June 2009 for immigration violations and deported to Singapore after his release in
May. He attended terrorist training in Afghanistan with AQ in 1999 and 2000. According
to the MHA, both he and Rahman were actively involved in reconnoitering several
potential local and foreign targets in Singapore for the purpose of a terrorist attack.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Singapore is a member of the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, a FATF-style regional body. There
were no assets frozen or confiscated for terrorist finance-related crimes. For further information
on money laundering and financial crimes we refer you to the 2013 International Narcotics
Control Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2012/.
Regional and International Cooperation: In August, the Republic of Singapore Navy
participated in the annual Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism exercise, together with
the U.S. Navy and the navies of Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Singapore was
an active participant in ASEAN and is a member of the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism: Singapore maintained a de-radicalization
program that focused on countering detainees' extremist ideology. Singapore enlists the support
of religious teachers and scholars to study JI's ideology, develops teachings to counter the
group's spread within Singapore's Muslim community, and provides counseling to detainees.
Religious counseling for detainees continues after release. Among those individuals released
from detention, there were no reported cases of recidivism.
THAILAND
Overview: Counterterrorism cooperation with Thailand remained strong. Thailand engaged with
the United States on investigations into Hizballah and Iranian activities after incidents involving
both occurred in January and February. On January 12, Thai police detained a Hizballah
operative on immigration charges as he was attempting to depart Thailand from Suvarnabhumi
International Airport. He led police to nearly 10,000 pounds of urea-based fertilizer and 10
gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate in a commercial building about 20 miles south of
Bangkok. It was unclear if the materials were intended to be used to carry out terrorist attacks in
Thailand – possibly against Israeli tourists – or if they were to be transported to another country.
The Hizballah operative was awaiting trial at year’s end.
On February 14, Thai police arrested two Iranian men after they accidentally set off explosives
that were allegedly intended to target Israeli diplomats. A third Iranian was arrested in Malaysia
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