KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein clarified today a news report which quoted him as saying that one per cent of the national armed forces are involved with the Islamic State (IS).
He explained that what he really said at his press conference was that “perhaps only 1 per cent of all the suspects investigated by the PDRM [Royal Malaysia Police] for their involvement with Islamic State comprises ATM [Malaysian Armed Forces] members”.
“‘One per cent of all the suspects’ and ‘one per cent of all ATM members’ are two different things,” Hishammuddin’s office said in a statement.