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SINGAPORE: Police have released more details on escaped Jemaah Islamiyah leader Mas Selamat Kastari's facial features.
They said he has a mole on the right side of his cheek, below the eye, and has thin lips.
Since his escape, police have also highlighted to the public that he has a limp on his left leg, visible only when he runs or walks fast.
Described as a cautious and patient man, police believe Mas Selamat is still in Singapore.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said: "The search will continue for Mas Selamat. That's why the whole Home team is out in full force, in cooperation with the Singapore Armed Forces which has been very helpful in the hunt for Mas Selamat."
Assistant Commissioner Wong Hong Kuan, Operations Director of Singapore Police Force, said: "Based on our intelligence analysis of the person, it further strengthens our belief that he's still in Singapore.
"He's likely to be extremely cautious and the first thing he'd try to do when he escapes and has no means of getting out of the country quickly is to try and hide and wait for our guard to falter before he tries to make good his escape."
Over 3,000 officers of the Home team have been deployed in the search for Mas Selamat. Some of these officers searched the MacRitchie Reservoir on Sunday.
Police said they have received over 1,400 hotline calls on his whereabouts.
- CNA/so
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