Saudi ready to cooperate with Malaysia on rehabilitating Daesh followers: PM

Malaysian prime minister says home ministry would follow-up and identify measures taken by the country to rehabilitate Saudi citizens influenced by Daesh.

By (Wam)

Published: Mon 8 Jun 2015, 6:57 PM

Last updated: Tue 18 Feb 2020, 3:26 PM

King Salman receiving Malaysian prime minister Mohamed Najib Abdul Razak in Jeddah. -AFP
Jeddah - The Saudi Arabian government is willing to cooperate with Malaysia on rehabilitating those influenced by Daesh ideology, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has said.
"They have got a programme and (Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad) Zahid (Hamidi) will send a team to study the methodology they use to persuade them to come back from the wrong path and become responsible citizens," the PM was quoted as saying on Sunday by the Malaysian news agency, Bernama.
"They have a specific programme which we can learn from and the government has agreed to send a team to study the methods used," Najib told Malaysian journalists after an audience with The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Al Salam Palace.
He said the home ministry would follow-up and identify measures taken by the country to rehabilitate Saudi citizens influenced by Daesh.
On his visit, at the invitation of King Salman, the Prime Minister described the visit as extremely successful in strengthening bilateral ties which have long been established.
"I consider my meeting with King Salman to be very successful and very productive, which reflects the fact that current relations are very good, and His Highness has expressed his desire for this relationship to be enhanced in various fields and dimensions," he said.
The Prime Minister said that in the context of the region and its people, Malaysia wanted to see a Saudi Arabia which was not only stable and strong, but one which showed effective leadership in the region.
As such, Najib said that Malaysia was willing to play a role in supporting the establishment of security and Saudi Arabia's stand to resolve the issues in Yemen.
Najib said on the Yemen issue, Malaysia was grateful to the Saudi Arabian government for their assistance in carrying out rescue operations to save Malaysian students in the strife-torn country.