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Cairo: Malaysian GPM man not picked up by CIA
Sunday, 06 September 2009

New story on Azlan's arrest in Cairo

Azlan Md Shariff of the Global Peace Malaysia (GPM), known to be very active in aiding the Palestinians in Gaza is said to have been picked up in Cairo, Egypt by the CIA yesterday night.

However, a close contact of the GPM in Malaysia informed Wfol.tv that Azlan Shariff was detained by the Egyptian immigration on suspicion that he was working for the Hamas group in Egypt. The source told Wfol.tv that the Malaysian was not arrested by the CIA instead and he confirmed that Azlan is on a mission in Cairo with the aim of entering Gaza to deliver aid.

"He should be be released soon, if not released by now," said the source who denied that the CIA had caught the Malaysian peace activist.

Earlier we ran the story as followed:-

The news is yet to make the headlines in Malaysia but Wfol.tv has been informed by his friends that he is indeed arrested by the CIA. The reason for the arrest is not known but it is clear that he was on a misson for the GPM in Cairo and was probably at the GPM office in Egypt, which is very near to the Rafa crossing into Gaza. The GPM operation base is at El Arish, some 50 kilometres away from Gaza.

Friends of Major Azlan told Wfo.tv that his whereabout was unknown so far but they seem to confirm that he was arrested by people who claim to be from the CIA. Azlan was on a mission in Gaza for the Global Peace for the Eid El Fitr and to distribute the Zakah to the needy Palestinians.

The mission was announced on the GPM.com.my website before the start of the Ramadan.

For more than two decades and under various names, GPM has provided emergency assistances to various communities in southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa as well as the East Europe who where devastated by war and natural disaster. Other than relief mission we are also able to deliver rehabilitation program.

Major Azlan, active for the GPM in Gaza, is an exco member of the group. The news is yet to be confirmed.

Source from here


E-mel Dr. Ishak Mas'ud, setiausaha Malaysia Relief Agency (MRA) merangkap Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah Hospital Pakar Al-Islam Kampung Baru.

Assalamu'alaikum,
Semua exco,

Saya dapat berhubung dengan Sdr. Azlan awal pagi ini. Alhamdulillah, beliau sihat dan selamat tiba pada 5/09/09 yang lalu.

Beliau telah ke Cairo pada 2/09/09 dan ditahan di lapangan terbang Cairo. Beliau telah ditahan selama 3 hari 3 malam. Beliau telah disoalsiasat seperti tahanan perang dan tidak dibenarkan berhubung dengan sesiapa termasuk kedutaan Malaysia di Cairo. Banyak polis atau pegawai penyiasat yang beliau temui di penjara adalah mereka yang pernah beliau jumpa sebagai orang biasa, pelayan cafe, pencuci dsb di Arish dan Cairo. Salah seorang pernah menjadi pelayan cafe yang melayan kami semasa di lapangan terbang Cairo semasa saya dan Azlan sedang menanti penerbangan pulang ke KL semasa misi kedua Februari lalu. Salah seorang dari mereka, Azlan dan Khairil pernah berikan minuman percuma semasa misi pertama mereka di Arish pada Januari lalu.

Mereka tahu latarbelakang Azlan sejak dari zaman sekolah dan universiti dulu ... begitu hebatnya talibarut Yahudi ini. Azlan tak dibenarkan tidur dan makan. Beliau akan disoalsiasat setiap 2 jam oleh kumpulan penyiasat yang berbeza terdiri dari polis Mesir dan CIA.

Alhamdulillah, Azlan tetap cekal melalui ujian besar Allah ini dan menguji kesabaran beliau dalam usaha membantu rakyat Gaza. Ini merupakan cabaran besar yang menanti semua petugas-petugas bantuan kemanusiaan terutamanya di zon peperangan.

Di penghujung Ramadan ini, sama-samalah kita berdoa agar Allah meredhai dan memudahkan usaha kita membantu mereka yang menderita, teraniaya dan terpinggir.

Allahu Akbar!

Daud
SUA MRA