Bukit Aman Social Extremist Threats Division Chief Assistant Director DCP Awaludin Jadid said police had been monitoring the deviant movement from the start.

He said it was among the threats identified which targeted young people to be recruited as members of the group.

“The movement emerged in 2004, with only about 200 to 300 followers.

“But of late, the number has increased and this is worrying,” he said at a news conference held at the National-Level Islam and Anti-Terrorism Seminar 2016, here, today.

Awaludin said police were actively carrying out operations with the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) to arrest those spreading deviant teachings, which could also be a threat to national security.

He said the Millah Abraham deviant teachings, which were founded in Sumatra, spread to this country in areas such as Cheras and Klang.

It was also detected to use the jihad war as their philosophy to create a “daulah Islamiyah” (Islamic state) in this region.

“Members are recruited through meetings such as business discussions, like on foreign exchange schemes.

“It is understood that followers of the Millah Abraham teachings in Indonesia had been arrested and recently the Indonesian government sent them back to Kalimantan,” he added.

– BERNAMA