MAS SELAMAT: Don't let guard down

May 8, 2009

CAPTURE OF MAS SELAMAT

Don't let guard down

		Singaporeans must continue to be vigilant and keep their guard up against terrorism. --ST PHOTO: ABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN

SINGAPOREANS must continue to be vigilant and keep their guard up against terrorism, even as JI leader Mas Selamat Kastari has been arrested in Malaysia, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng.

'I think Singaporeans must not think that just because Mas Selamat is arrested and now in Malaysia, the threat of security, the threat of terrorism will not be there anymore,' he said at a news conference on Friday morning.

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'In fact... the threat of terrorism is real, we are a prime target and therefore there's no question about letting our guard down.'

Mr Wong, who is also Home Affairs Minister, added that Singapore must remain and continue to implement safety measures it has put in place.

'Singapore is a small country with a long coastline. It is porous and it's easy for people and for goods to be brought in, or even to leave Singapore. So we must not assume that just by the arrest of one person, Singapore will be safe from terrorist threat,' he cautioned.

Besides Mas Selamat, he said there are other Jemaah Islamiah members who have not been caught yet and many more that are unknown to intelligence.

'We don't know where they are, who they are and when they will come into Singapore, so we must not believe that with the arrest of Mas Selamat, we can let our guard down.'

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