Detained Moslem leader confesses

Detained Moslem leader confesses

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The detained head of a banned Malaysian Moslem sect admitted misleading followers during a meeting yesterday with religious leaders, the national police chief Rahim Noor said.

The dialog with Ashaari Muhammad will be broadcast on national television Thursday night, Rahim told a news conference after the two-and-a-half hour meeting.

"We want to use Ashaari's confession to bring his followers back from his deviationist teachings," Rahim said.

Without given details of the confession Rahim said "watch television tonight."