What explains the different ISA orders for Tarmizi and Cyrus?

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Different ISA orders were issued because Tarmizi and Cyrus received separate order types under the Internal Security Act (ISA), with no detailed criteria differences provided publicly.

The Internal Security Department (ISD) said Tarmizi Mohd Taha, 30, a customer service officer, was issued an Order of Detention (OD), while Cyrus Dzulqarnain Al-Shahriar, 19, a student, received a Restriction Order (RO). Both orders were issued in March this year, and both men’s self-radicalisation was triggered by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The public explanation provided does not spell out why one person received an OD while the other received an RO.
Both orders were issued in March this year
ISD stated that the OD for Tarmizi and the RO for Cyrus were both issued in March. Tarmizi was described as being a 30-year-old customer service officer, and Cyrus as a 19-year-old student. The timing and the fact that both were issued under the ISA are explicitly stated, but the decision logic behind choosing OD versus RO is not.
Their cases were unrelated, but the trigger was the same conflict
ISD said the cases involving Tarmizi and Cyrus were not related. It also stated that both individuals’ radicalisation was triggered by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This shared trigger explains why both fell within the ISA self-radicalisation pattern linked to the conflict, but it does not explain the difference between the two order types.
They were the seventh and eighth Singaporeans affected by conflict-linked radicalisation under the ISA
ISD said Tarmizi and Cyrus were the seventh and eighth Singaporeans dealt with under the ISA whose radicalisation was due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Cyrus’ case was also said to underscore the growing diversity of violent extremist ideologies fuelling the domestic self-radicalisation threat, especially among youths. Even with these characterisations, the information provided does not break down how such factors translate into choosing OD or RO.
ISD said it will act against armed-violence support, but did not link that to order type
ISD stressed that it will take firm action against any individual in Singapore who supports, promotes, undertakes or makes preparations for armed violence, regardless of ideological justification or where the activities are carried out. It also said it is critical that extremist narratives that capitalise on foreign conflicts do not take root in society. However, the statement does not describe which of these behaviours or thresholds correspond to an OD versus an RO.

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