ST Podcasts (Pt 4 of 4): 20 years on, JI detainees speak on their role in plot to attack Singapore
16:04 mins
Synopsis: This is a special edition ST Podcast episode narrated by Jonathan Roberts.
The Straits Times interviews former Jemaah Islamiah members who were arrested in 2001 for their involvement in a plot to commit terrorist attacks in Singapore. (Their voices have been manipulated in frequency levels to maintain confidentiality)
Twenty years ago this week, Singapore’s Internal Security Department began a crackdown on members of regional terror network Jemaah Islamiah (JI) who were planning attacks around the island.
Drawing on interviews with former JI members, investigators and others, The Sunday Times reports on how the cell was uncovered, and the ensuing effort to prevent a terror attack
Listen to Pt 1: 'Enter at your own risk' – Journalists recall post-9/11 assignment in Afghanistan - https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/reporters-memories-from-afghanistan-in-2001-st-pod
Pt 2: Terror threat seeds in South-east Asia planted way before 2001 attacks in US - https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/terror-threat-seeds-in-south-east-asia-planted-way
Pt 3: The 9/11 impact on Singapore, the local Muslim identity, and harmony beyond 2021 - https://omny.fm/shows/st-bt/the-9-11-impact-on-singapore-the-local-muslim-iden
Produced by: Jonathan Roberts
Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee
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