Kill Malaysia's Ayob Khan, urges Indonesian militant group

Indonesian militants are calling on their comrades in Malaysia to kill Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division head Deputy Commissioner Datuk Ayob Khan.

In an exclusive report, The Star reported that the message spread through social media said Ayob is the policeman who is responsible for the arrests of the militants here.

Ayob told the daily that he was aware of the threat.

He said he had received many death threats before this but this is the first time that Indonesian militants have issued a clarion call to fellow militants in Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries to kill him.

He said the timing of threat coincided with the holy month of Ramadan as the militants believed they would receive more blessings if they attacked him during this month.

“It is their own twisted beliefs. The chances of a collaboration between Malaysian and Indonesian militants to have me killed are high given their close relations," Ayob told the daily.

Ayob said the threat from Indonesian militants was more serious after some of them were picked up in Slim River and Sanda­kan recently.

He said the suspect in Slim River detained on June 13, was an administrator for a Telegram app group that has almost 200 militants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman and European countries.