By Derrick Ho

A MEMBER of Parliament has requested Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng to explain how terrorist kingpin Mas Selamat Kastari escaped to Malaysia and if he was helped by sympathisers.

Holland-Bukit Timah GRC MP Christopher de Souza, speaking in Parliament on Wednesday during the debate on President S R Nathan's address, said: 'The question on the top of many Singaporean minds is how he managed to cross out border with Malaysia?

''Consequently, Singaporeans are concerned about the fact that he may have had sympathisers in Singapore who helped him travel to Malaysia. When the time is appropriate, I hope the Minister for Home Affairs will answer the questions on the minds of many Singaporeans.'

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