Malaysian police confirmed the arrest of Jemaah Islamiyah members

Malaysia's chief police, Ismail Omar on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Al Qaeda-linked militant members of the police, Jemaah Islamiyah, or under the Internal Security Act ISA, a law that allows detention without trial.

Indonesia, 63, businessman Abdul Harris Syhuhadi detention, the police, who had been watching him last Sunday and found he was a threat to national security.

"I believe that his activities could endanger national security, we will take appropriate action, " Ismail told reporters here.

He said Abdul Harris, Jemaah Islamiyah is to spread the idea of ​​actively recruiting new members to the group suspected since 2002.

Abdul Harris is the ninth person was arrested, the Malaysian Government in this year's ISA.

Last month, a Singaporean businessman arrested in the southern Philippines left a militant group claiming links to the same behavior.

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