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MAS SELAMAT: THE FUGITIVE TERRORIST Premieres 30 June, Thursday, 10pm on CI Asia (Astro Channel 732)
When one of the most wanted terrorists escapes from a high security detention centre in Singapore, the whole region is on high alert.
The escapee, Mas Selamat Kastari is leader of the notorious Jemaah Islamiyah: a terror organisation based in Singapore and linked to Al Qaeda. The Jemaah Islamiyah has carried out deadly bombings in South East Asia – and Mas Selemat is known to have devised plans aimed at destroying major landmarks in Singapore.
The Singapore army and police launched the biggest manhunt in the history of the country to track down the fugitive – but Mas Selamat slipped under the radar, and is in hiding somewhere in southern Malaysia. The Malaysian police must find and capture this fanatical jihadist – before it’s too late.
The film highlights the story of how the Malaysian police tracked down this elusive fugitive – using exclusive footage, shown for the first time, shot at the moment of his capture.
TELECAST DETAILS PREMIERES 30 June, Thursday at 10pm Encore telecast details:
1 July, Friday, 11pm 2 July, Saturday, 11pm 4 July, Monday, 9pm
INTERVIEWEES IN PROGRAM KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA
Kumar Ramakrishna is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. Ramakrishna has been a frequent speaker on counter-terrorism before local and international audiences, a regular media commentator on the issue – most recently on the Mas Selamat Kastari affair – and published in numerous internationally refereed journals. He has co-edited two well-received books on counter-terrorism, The New Terrorism: Anatomy, Trends and Counter- Strategies (2002) as well as After Bali:The Threat of Terrorism in Southeast Asia (2004). His major book, Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and Minds, 1948-1958, (2002) was described by the International History Review as “required reading for historians of Malaya, and for those whose task is to
counter insurgents, guerrillas, and terrorists”.
NOOR HUDA ISMAIL
Noor Huda Ismail is currently Vice President of Sekurindo Global Consulting, a security consulting division of PT Sekurindo Gada Patria, which is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Previously he worked as special correspondent for the Washington Post’s Jakarta bureau from 2003-2004. He was also a research analyst at the Institute of Defense and Security Studies Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2005. He holds a masters degree in International Security Studies from St. Andrews University, UK. The study was fully sponsored by the British Chevening Awards.
DATUK MOHAMAD FUZI HARUN
Federal police Special Task Force director (Operations/Anti-Terrorism) – *not much information was provided.
INSPECTOR ALI (not his real name) Arresting Officer for Mas Selamat’s capture in Johor from the Counter Terror
Department Malaysia.
PROFESSOR USTAZ (Dr.) MUHAMMAD UTHMAN EL-MUHAMMADY
Professor at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Professor Ustaz Muhammad is a well-known Muslim academic in Malaysia and is often featured in Malaysia’s media for his views against terrorism in Islam. He was a receiver of Malaysia’s national award “The Friends of the Police” for his contributions and co-operation with the Royal Malaysian Police in speaking out against the militant jihad issue.
PRODUCTION HOUSE: COMPANY PROFILE
Rack Focus Films is an award-winning production company based in Malaysia that specialises in factual television entertainment. We work closely with our clients and creative partners to produce original television content and corporate films. Our clients include The History Channel, Crime and Investigation Channel, Discovery Channel, MediaCorp Singapore and other Asian based broadcasters.
PRODUCTION TEAM Lydia Lubon, Executive Producer: Rack Focus Films Sdn Bhd
Lydia’s diverse experience as a documentary producer over the last 9 years has seen her write, produce and direct videos from corporate films and international documentaries, to humanitarian films and news reports for UNICEF on child trafficking in S.E.A. Lydia’s award-winning documentary exploring the lack of sex education in Malaysian local schools and the impact it has on youth, not only raised eyebrows in conservative Malaysia, but also won three gold awards locally and was screened in India, Singapore and Africa.
Ahmad Yazid, Film Director, Rack Focus Films
Yazid brings 15 years of filmmaking experience to Rack focus Films. He cut his teeth at his father’s production company from the tender age of 9, before his feet could even touch the editing room floor. Today, he is a co-owner of Rack Focus Films and directs documentaries for The History Channel, The Crime and Investigation Channel The Asian Food Channel and other Asian based broadcasters. He won ‘Best Documentary’ at the 2008 Malaysian Film Awards for Discovery Channel’s ‘Making the Cut.’
