A former lecturer was among eight individuals arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police for suspected involvement in extremism and radicalism linked to the Islamic State (IS) in simultaneous operations across four states on June 22 and 23.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the six men and two women, aged between 25 and 70, were detained in Kelantan, Johor, Penang, and Selangor.