KUALA LUMPUR: Terrorist Noordin Md Top, who was shot dead by Indonesian police, could have been rehabilitated.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he was sad to hear about the death.
“What he did was wrong. We don’t condone what he did. I am sad that we did not get to rehabilitate him, like we have done with many others, including Jemaah Islamiah militants.
“I am sad because a life is a life,” he told reporters after watching personnel from the police, Rela, Civil Defence Department and Rescue and Safety Department carry out Ops Sikap at the Jalan Duta toll here.
Noordin, a militant mastermind who eluded capture for nine years and terrorised Indonesia with a string of deadly bombings, was killed during a shoot-out in central Indonesia yesterday.
Hishammuddin said the Government would help Noordin’s family bring the body back after the authorities completed their investigations.
He said Noordin’s identity had been confirmed through a fingerprint check but a DNA test would be conducted to verify the result.
Hishammuddin said Malaysia had cooperated with all parties, including Indonesia, in cross-border crime, but added that Malaysia had no part in yesterday’s raid.
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