Summary: JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday published a list of 47 wanted terror suspects abroad who are believed to be planning attacks in the country. The Kingdom has asked for Interpol's help to track them down.
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS
Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Mansour
Al-Turki said most of the 47 suspects, all Saudi nationals, left the country illegally.
"A number of them pose a big danger as they are involved in
Al-Qaeda terrorist operations. We passed a list of them to Interpol last
Wednesday," Al-Turki told reporters.
He said the suspects are aged between 18 and 40. "We have
got information that 16 of them are in Yemen, 27 in Afghanistan and Pakistan,
and four in Iraq," he added.
This is the fifth list of wanted terrorists issued by the
ministry since Al-Qaeda militants carried out a series of attacks inside the
Kingdom that began in 2003. The first list included 19, the second 26, the
third 36 and the fourth 85.
"We have published this list to emphasize the security agencies'
resolve to track them down and punish them," Al-Turki said, adding that the
ministry would give special consideration to those suspects who surrender to
the authorities.
He said security agents are not sure whether the suspects
mentioned in the new list belonged to the 19 terror cells uncovered by
authorities in November 2010. Police have arrested 149 terror suspects who
belong to the cells.
However, he believed up to three persons in the new list
have connections with these terror cells. "These suspects have been trying to
form cells, recruit young men and help wanted terrorists leave the Kingdom,"
said Al-Turki.
The spokesman said the ministry had received information
that some of the suspects were playing a leadership role in Al-Qaeda. "We have
not listed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser, who is No. 1 in the new list, in any
previous list because we list people only after receiving enough evidence about
their role in the terror network," he added.
He said the ministry has not received an original picture of
Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Suwaid, who is No. 2 on the list. "We have drawn a
picture that closely resembles him to present it to Interpol. We have issued
arrest orders for all suspects along with evidence for their involvement in
various crimes," he said.
Al-Turki said the ministry will issue fresh lists whenever
it has information about wanted criminals to protect the country's security and
stability. He also commended the Saudi society for its cooperation in the
government's fight against terrorism and extremism.
The ministry announced a reward of SR7 million for those who
provide information leading to the prevention of a terror attack, SR5 million
for information leading to the arrest of a terror cell and SR1 million for
information leading to the arrest of a terrorist.
The Justice Ministry announced Saturday that by the end of
December, 765 people suspected of having links with Al-Qaeda had been tried and
sentenced, adding that the suspects appealed 325 of the 442 verdicts issued
against them.
Al-Turki referred to Al-Qaeda's efforts to
recruit children including orphans to carry out terrorist operations inside and
outside the Kingdom. He disclosed the ministry's plan to present a television program
on how Al-Qaeda recruited two orphans.
He also downplayed suggestions that family ties
were the main factor in helping Al-Qaeda recruitment.
"There are different reasons such as friendship
and use of Internet websites. We don't have any information about family
relationship of suspects in the new list and previous lists," he said.
He highlighted the role of the Internet in
spreading Al-Qaeda's deviant ideology. "According to one study, the first step
for joining Al-Qaeda and subscribing to its ideology is the Internet," he said.
He said the ministry would not announce the
name of any terror suspect or those killed among them without informing their
families. "We also seek the help of families to encourage militants to
surrender themselves to Saudi authorities," he said.
He also urged militants to surrender at Saudi
embassies abroad, adding that five wanted suspects had surrendered to Saudi
authorities last year.
The general denied reports that terror suspects
were undergoing military training inside the Kingdom. "We could not arrest
these suspects because they have left the country. They may undergo training
abroad to attack the Kingdom or any other country."
Maj. Gen. Al-Turki said the youth who was
arrested along with the wanted militant Al-Baghdadi, who was shot dead at a
checkpoint in Wadi Al-Dawasser, belonged to Al-Qaeda as he tried to cover up
Al-Baghdadi and was helping him to escape from the Kingdom. He said Al-Baghdadi
was involved in recruiting young men to Al-Qaeda and helping militants leave
the Kingdom.
Speaking about educational qualification of
militants, he said most of them did not have good education. He sought the
assistance of foreign countries to arrest the wanted suspects. Four of the 47
suspects left the Kingdom using travel documents of others while 13 left by
crossing borders illegally. "The remaining 30 left legally but we did not know
whether they belonged to the deviant group and the Kingdom will not prevent any
person from abroad without any evidence against him."
The following are the suspects: 1) Ahmed Abdul
Aziz Al-Jasser, 2) Ahmed Muhammad Al-Suwaid, 3) Anas Ali Al-Nashwan, 4) Bassim
Salim Al-Sabilah, 5) Bassim Muhammad Al-Johani, 6) Bassam Ibrahim Al-Suleimani,
7) Bandar Mishal Al-Otaibi, 8) Turki Saad Al-Shahrani, 9) Turki Hadi
Al-Qahtani, 10) Hussein Saleh Al-Bahri, 11) Hamza Muhammad Arishi, 12) Khaled
Ali Al-Qahtani, 13) Khaled Hadal Al-Qahtani, 14) Zaam Saeed Al-Otaibi, 15) Saad
Qaed Al-Maqati, 16) Suleiman Ahmed Al-Hamdan, 17) Saleh Abdul Aziz Al-Laheeb,
18) Adel Radi Al-Harbi, 19) Adel Saleh Al-Qumaishi, 20) Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz
Al-Faraj, 21) Abdul Rahman Fayad Al-Otaibi, 22) Abdul Rahman Muhammad
Al-Johani, 23) Abdussalam Abdul Aziz Al-Faraj, 24) Abdul Aziz Muhammad
Al-Aseeri, 25) Abdullah Humaid Al-Jadaani, 26) Abdullah Suleiman Al-Dhabah, 27)
Abdullah Abdul Hadi Al-Johani, 28) Abdullah Ali Al-Suwaid, 29) Abdullah
Muhammad Al-Maqati, 30) Abdul Majeed Faris Al-Otaibi, 31) Abdul Majeed Faisal
Al-Shahri, 32) Amr Suleiman Al-Ali, 33) Fahd Owaid Al-Maabadi, 34) Fawaz Ayed
Al-Otaibi, 35) Fawaz Owaid Al-Maabadi, 36) Faisal Muetad Al-Harbi, 37) Miteb
Hamad Al-Jeraiwi, 38) Miteb Saeed Al-Amri, 39) Muhammad Saleem Barikan, 40)
Muhammad Farhan Al-Malki, 41) Muhammad Mufreh Al-Zahrani, 42) Maran Farhan
Al-Otaibi, 43) Muejib Muhammad Al-Qahtani, 44) Hashim Muhammad Al-Hindi, 45)
Walid Jarboue Al-Harbi, 46) Walid Humayed Al-Waladi, and 47) Yasser Dakhil
Al-Harbi.
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