by Ganesh Sahathevan
(Zulfikar) Shariff was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in July 2016 for terrorism-related activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs said then.
He influenced others with radical messages and material he propagated online, including “numerous Facebook postings glorifying and promoting Isis and their violent actions, while exploiting religion to legitimise the terrorist activities of ISIS”.
He had embarked on the path of radicalism as early as 2001 after reading jihadi-related material, said MHA, supporting terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and the Jemaah Islamiyah, and advocating Muslims to take up arms in Afghanistan after the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US.
According to MHA, Shariff resettled his family in Australia in 2002 and continued to pursue radical ideology.
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Victorian Police Commissioner Graham Ashton was provided information on the ongoing jihadi activities of one Zulfikar Shariff of Melbourne, but he did nothing. Ashton refused to act even after Shariff began posting on hiss Facebook, articles such as this, which even a Muslim found "frightening":
Zulfikar Shariff
December 22, 2013 via mobile
Walking along Craigieburn Rd and saw little green birds flying.
Wonder if I will ever be in the little green birds flying freely in Paradise.
And my Rabb asks me if I need anything.
Insha Allah. Amin
Then there were postings of this type:
Zulfikar Shariff
December 14, 2013 via mobile
Looking at the snow and ice covering the Middle East, I am reminded of this hadith:
On the authority of Thawbaan (May Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah said:
"If you see the Black Banners coming from Khurasan go to them immediately, even if you must crawl over ice, because indeed amongst them is the Caliph, Al Mahdi."
Zulfikar Shariff
January 12 via mobile
Yes Ariel Sharon is dead. But Israel and its murderous, brutal leaders is still there. So what are we doing about it?
Finally, it was action by the Government Of Singapore that saved Melbourne and Australia (see article below)
Did ST play a role in the apprehension of alleged extremist Zulfikar Shariff?
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said today (29 Jul) that it had arrested and detained Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, after it determined that he had used social media to propagate and spread his radical messages. He considered his propagation of radical material as a form of jihad, by way of creating awareness of ISIS and promoting armed jihad.
Besides Zulfikar Shariff the following decisions were made by MHA’s Internal Security Department:
- Mohamed Saiddhin bin Abdullah (Saiddhin; Singaporean; aged 33), a radicalised businessman, was issued with a Restriction Order (RO)[2] for a period of two years in Jul 2016.
- Muhammad Fadil bin Abdul Hamid (Fadil; Singaporean; aged 27), was re-detained under the ISA for a period of two years in Apr 2016 as he intended to join a terrorist group like ISIS, to engage in armed violence in Syria.
- A 17-year-old male Singaporean, who recently graduated from a madrasah, was issued with an RO for a period of two years under the ISA in Jul 2016. Investigations showed that he had become radicalised online after viewing pro-ISIS videos, websites and social media material.
- Self-radicalised Singaporean Abdul Basheer s/o Abdul Kader (Basheer; aged 37), was released on Suspension Direction[3] (SD) in Feb 2016.
- The RO of Singaporean Rijal Yadri bin Jumari (Rijal; aged 35), was allowed to lapse upon expiry in Mar 2016.
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