FIVE Singaporeans detained under the Internal Security Act for involvement in the Jemaah Islamiah terror group have been released. A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) statement on Monday said the five had been cooperative in investigations and had shown progress in rehabilitation, including religious counselling.

All of them are now out on Restriction Orders, which regulate their movements and activities. They are regularly supervised, have to attend counselling, and need approval before changing jobs or going abroad. Three of the five were released on March 28 this year, after two years in detention.

The three are brothers Muhamad Ismail Anuwarul, Abdul Rashid Anwarul and Abdul Nassir Anwarul. All were members of the Malaysian JI network and were previously detained in Malaysia. They were arrested upon their deportation here, and detained under the ISA in March 2006.