A French terror suspect died on Sunday after the police van transporting him and three other suspects from Perlis to Kuala Lumpur was involved in an accident.
At 3.30pm on Friday, the police van burst a tyre and spun out of control.
Sources told Malaysiakini that the suspect, Mickael Alain Louvier, was sent to for treatment at the Sungai Buloh Hospital but died soon after.
"A police team from the Special Branch's Counter-Terrorism Division was escorting four suspected terrorists who were being transported back to Kuala Lumpur from Perlis, when one of the van's tyres burst at KM428 (North-South Expressway), causing it to swerve and crash.
"The accident saw two police constables and one of the four suspects (Louvier) seriously injured," a source said, adding that police had taken the suspects to Perlis to search for more evidence related to the case.
It is learnt that Louvier sustained injuries to his head and lungs.
Two police constables sustained serious injuries and were taken to the red zone units of the Sungai Buloh and Selayang hospitals.
Four other police officers and three suspects – also from France – were sent to the Sungai Buloh, Selayang and Kuala Kubu Baru hospitals. With the exception of one suspect, who has since been discharged, the others are said to be in stable condition.
The suspects were among eight individuals arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Division on Sep 24 over a terror group's attempt to set up a madrasah in Southeast Asia, allegedly to spread Salafi Jihadi ideology.
A press statement issued by Bukit Aman recently stated that the French nationals were students of an Islamic religious school in Perlis.
Intelligence received from police foreign counterparts revealed that the suspects have connections with either Islamic State or other extremist groups in their home country.
Malaysiakini learnt that Louvier's remains were sent to Perlis for burial.
Last week, inspector-general of police Muhammad Fuzi Harun said that the suspects tried to make the Perlis religious school a "stepping stone" to spread their ideology in Malaysia.
Fuzi added that the school was believed to have a network of militants overseas, including in Yemen.
Perlis police chief Noor Mushar Mohamed said yesterday that foreign students applying to pursue religious studies in the state would be subject to security screening. - Mkini
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