KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will not allow itself to be used as a transit point for terrorists, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday.
He said the government would not hesitate to carry out stern and proactive actions to safeguard the country's safety.
"We must carry out pre-emptive measures, whether in the country or abroad, before any violence happens.
"If anything untoward happened in the country, it would paint a bad picture of Malaysia.
"And if anything happened outside our country, we might be accused of being a transit point for terrorists. This is also bad for our country's image," said Najib, who is also Umno president, after chairing the party's supreme council meeting.
He was asked to comment on the move by the police last week to arrest 10 men with links to international terrorist organisations.
The nine foreigners and a Malaysian were also believed to be linked to a Nigerian student who attempted to blow up a US-bound flight on Christmas Day.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein had said that those detained posed a serious security threat to the country.
Najib said yesterday that as a responsible country to the international community, Malaysia must always ensure that there were no negative elements in the country.
"Malaysia is not a transit point for terrorists. Many people come to visit our country or use it as a transit point to another country. But that does not mean that we are a transit point for such activities.
"We will take action against those who make use of our country for that purpose."
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