Case against JI suspects reviewed<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE: Singapore officials have reviewed the cases of 18
\nsuspected terrorists, accused of plotting a bombing campaign in
\nSoutheast Asia, to determine if they should remain under
\nindefinite detention without trial, the government said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
The 18 suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) members, arrested in
\nAugust, are being held under the tough Internal Security Act
\n(ISA) and have not been produced in open court.<\/p>\n
In the tight security and secrecy surrounding the arrests, the
\nannouncement of the review was only released by the home affairs
\nministry three weeks after they appeared in the Supreme Court
\nchambers of Justice Chao Hick Tin.<\/p>\n
The 18 are accused of plotting to cripple crucial targets in
\nSingapore as part of a plan to overthrow the established order in
\nSoutheast Asia and create an Islamic state. --AFP<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;KOD;
\nANPAu..r..
\nAGLANCE-THAILAND-CAMBODIA
\nThai court extradition ruling sparks rights fears
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Extradition sparks rights fears<\/p>\n
THAILAND: Thai court ordered on Thursday the extradition of a
\nCambodian opposition activist accused of trying to assassinate
\nCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen four years ago, sparking concern
\nfrom human rights activists.<\/p>\n
In a verdict read at Bangkok's criminal court, a judge ruled
\nSok Youen -- who fled to Thailand after a rocket-propelled
\ngrenade exploded near a government motorcade in northern Cambodia
\nin 1998 -- should be returned home within three months, subject
\nto an appeals process.<\/p>\n
Defense lawyers said they would appeal against the verdict.
\nHe said the accusations leveled against Sok Youen by the
\nCambodian government were politically motivated.<\/p>\n
A rocked-propelled grenade exploded near a motorcade carrying
\ngovernment members to a swearing in ceremony at the royal palace
\nin Siem Reap. The motorcade was not hit but a boy was killed.
\n--Reuters<\/p>\n
;AFP;KOD;
\nANPAu..r..
\nAglance-Philippines-kidnap
\nMuslim guerrillas kidnap nine, kill one in southern Philippines
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Moro guerrillas kidnap 9, kill 1<\/p>\n
PHILIPPINES: Moro separatist guerrillas killed one and kidnapped
\nnine people during a raid in a remote southern Philippine
\ncommunity last week, police and military sources said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Sources said members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
\n(MILF) attacked a village near the town of Magsaysay in Lanao del
\nNorte town on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n
They burned a house owned by a convert to Islam, and gunned
\nhim down when he tried to stop them. Nine other members of the
\nman's household were taken as hostages, the sources said.<\/p>\n
The captives were believed taken to a rebel stronghold in a
\nnearby province and the MILF members demanded some 50,000 pesos
\n(about US$1,000) in ransom. --AFP<\/p>\n
;AP;KOD;
\nANPAu..r..
\nAglance-Malaysia-Army
\nMalaysian military to court-martial officers in scam
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Officers to be court-martialed<\/p>\n
MALAYSIA: Several military officials are facing courts-martial
\nand a police probe in connection with fake procurement billings
\ntotaling 7 million ringgit (US$1.8 million), Malaysia's defense
\nminister said.<\/p>\n
The officials are alleged to have billed the government for
\nfurniture, computers, air conditioners and electrical items that
\nwere either grossly overpriced or never received by army camps.
\nNo weapons were involved.<\/p>\n
Defense Minister Najib Razak said the armed forces had
\ncompleted investigations, but did not give more details of the
\nscam or how many officials were involved.<\/p>\n
The Star newspaper reported that defense investigators had
\nuncovered more than 60 fake billings demanding payments for items
\nseveral hundred percent higher than market price. --AP<\/p>\n
;AP;KOD;
\nANPAu..r..
\nAglance-Cambodia-K Rouge
\nCambodia urges UN to speed up passage of tribunal resolution
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
UN urged to resolve tribunal issue<\/p>\n
CAMBODIA: Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Thursday urged the
\nUnited Nations to quickly pass a resolution to resume talks on
\nthe establishment of a tribunal to prosecute surviving leaders of
\nthe genocidal Khmer Rouge regime.<\/p>\n
The United Nations abruptly pulled out of talks with Cambodia
\nnine months ago over the makeup of the proposed UN-assisted Khmer
\nRouge tribunal, saying the Cambodian government failed to show a
\ncommitment to a credible trial. The negotiations had been under
\nway for nearly five years.<\/p>\n
Last week, a UN committee passed a resolution calling on U.S.
\nSecretary-General Kofi Annan to resume talks with the Cambodian
\ngovernment about setting up a tribunal. The resolution must still
\nbe passed by the UN General Assembly and is expected to come
\nbefore it next month.<\/p>\n
The fanatical Khmer Rouge movement, which ruled the country
\nfrom 1975-79, have been blamed for the deaths of some 1.7 million
\nCambodians from overwork, starvation, illnesses and execution.
\n--AP<\/p>",
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