The 33-year-old former public servant who was issued a restriction order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) earlier in July was already on the authorities' radar for making online posts that could incite social disharmony.
An'nadya An'nahari attracted security interest back in May 2021, said the Internal Security Department (ISD) on July 15. She did not exhibit radical inclinations then, and deleted her online posts when advised to.
But she came to attention again in April 2024 for her online activities, which included threats to attack and kill Israelis, the ISD said.
She was advised in 2021 to be mindful of her social media activities, but did not heed this, the ISD added.
"Instead, she escalated her online activities to the point of participating in radicalisation."
At one point, she even became an administrator of a social media channel that supported causes of the Axis of Resistance (AOR), a network of Islamist militant and terrorist organisations such as Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades (AQB), Hezbollah and the Houthis, it stated.
An'nadya was, at the point of investigation, a manager with a statutory board, which the ISD did not name, but it said she is no longer employed there.
This story is from the July 16, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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