Malaysia’s Mahathir one of world’s ‘most dangerous extremists’, says US-based group
- The Counter Extremism Project put the former prime minister at number 14 on its list of people ‘considered a huge threat to international security’
- It cited him as anti-Semitic, a critic of the West, and highlighted his controversial remarks about the October 2020 terrorist attack in France
He is number 14 on the list, which was presented as a collection of extremists across a spectrum of ideologies and beliefs, whom the CEP said were “considered a huge threat to international security”.
“Mahathir is not directly responsible for specific acts of violence. However, his controversial opinions have led to international condemnation as it was alleged Mahathir supported extremist violence against the West,” the CEP said.
Muslims ‘have right to kill millions of French’: Malaysia’s Mahathir
After the terrorist attack in France, Mahathir posted an opinion piece that contained a controversial paragraph that was singled out for criticism as it appeared to justify the violence.
The CEP was founded in 2014 by former US government officials and described its mission as “fighting global extremism” with a particular focus on disrupting Isis.
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