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Friday, March 1, 2013

Spokesman claims 10 Kiram men killed in Sabah

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The spokesman of a sultanate of Sulu claimed 10 people were killed and 4 others were wounded in the firefight between Malaysian forces and the group of Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram in Sabah, Malaysia Friday.

(pic at left - Army trucks in Lahad Datu) Spokesman Abraham Idjirani said he had just talked to Kiram who confirmed that 10 of his men were killed while 4 others were wounded in the shooting incident Friday.

"Ang sabi natin 'Your Highness, meron ba tayong casualties?' Ang sabi niya 'Meron.' Ilan ang martyrs? Sabi niya 'Sampu.' Ilan ang wounded? Sabi niya 'Apat.' May babae ba? Sabi niya 'yes...one of the fallen together with his wife,'" Idjirani said.

"Nakita niya with his own two eyes," he added.

The report runs counter to information from the Malaysian ambassador to the Philippines who said there were no fatalities in the shooting. MalacaƱang earlier said it is receiving conflicting reports on the incident.

Idjirani appealed to the Malaysian government to stop the attack, saying Kiram's men were armed only with bolos and knives and only a few had guns.

He claimed Malaysian police commandos were using snipers to get at Kiram's men.

Idjirani said the sultanate is not bent on taking revenge for the death of Kiram's men, saying their group wants to settle the matter peacefully.

He said their group will bring the matter to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

He also said the sultanate might ask the Organization of Islamic Conference to intervene.

"Yes. [We will protest]. We have declared from the start that the purpose of Raja Muda in going to Sabah is to live in peace," he said.

"Another option is to report the matter to the Organization of Islamic Conference inasmuch as the 2 adversaries are Muslims. The sultanate of Sulu is a Muslim institution and the Malaysian government is a Muslim government," he said.

Kiram and more than 200 followers have been holed up in Lahad Datu, Sabah for the past 3 weeks to revive the sultanate of Sulu's claim over Sabah. The sultanate of Sulu is citing historical accounts as basis for its claim.

The sultanate wants that a formal agreement recognizing its Sabah claim, brokered by Manila, be reached with Kuala Lumpur.

Manila, however, said the sultanate's condition is unacceptable.

It even warned members of the sultanate of possible criminal charges as a result of their decision to enter a foreign territory while bearing firearms.

With a report by Jay Ruiz, ABS-CBN News

10 comments:

  1. Filipina Kirim Kapal Jemput Penceroboh Sultan Sulu


    MANILA : Angkatan Laut Filipina mengirim kapalnya ke perairan Malaysia untuk memujuk para pengikut Sultan Sulu agar mau menghentikan aksi pendudukan mereka di wilayah Sabah.

    Malaysia sendiri memutuskan untuk memperpanjang tempoh waktu yang diberikan kepada pengikut Sultan Sulu sehingga Selasa (26 Februari 2013).
    100 warga Filipina yang dilengkapi senjata menduduki wilayah Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia sejak dua minggu lalu. Mereka menuntut Malaysia mengembalikan Sabah kepada Sultan Sulu yang mengaku sebagai pemilik sah Sabah.

    Malaysia sebenarnya memberikan tempoh waktu hingga ahad lalu, 24 Februari 2013 kepada para pengikut Sultan Sulu untuk pergi dari wilayah yang diduduki mereka. Namun atas permintaan Filipina tempoh waktu itu diperpanjang hingga Selasa. Filipina juga meminta Malaysia mengizinkan kapalnya masuk ke wilayah mereka untuk menjemput para pengikut Sultan Sulu.

    “Kami meminta mereka untuk pulang dengan kapal yang kami kirimkan ke sana, ini semua demi keamanan mereka sendiri,” ujar Menteri Luar Negeri Filipina, Albert del Rosario, seperti dikutip The Washington Post, Isnin.

    Kesultanan Sulu memang sempat menguasai wilayah Sabah sebelum disewakan kepada Inggeris pada masa kolonial, namun Inggeris kemudiannya menyerahkan Sabah kepada Malaysia. Kesultanan Sulu sendiri kini menjadi sebahagian dari wilayah Filipina. Sultan Sulu tidak memiliki kekuasan politik namun masih memiliki pengaruh besar di Sabah. (AUL)



    TEMBAK- MENEMBAK INI TIDAK TERJADI KALAU SULU TU IKUT BALIK. OLEH KERANA KEKERASAN KEPALA MEREKA, TENGOK APA YANG TERJADI. KENAPA PERLU MENCETUSKAN KEADAAN INI? SUKA KE KALAU HARI-HARI TAKUT NAK KELUAR? SUKA KE KALAU ISTRI, ANAK-ANAK HARI2 DOK DIAM KT RUMAH? SUKA KE KALAU TIAP MALAM TAK PAYAH NAK TDO SEBAB NAK BERJAGA?

    KITA SEMU TAK SUKA KEADAAN MACAM INI. LANGKAH PALING BAGUS, JANGAN PENTINGKAN DIRI SENDIRI. BIARLAH KAMI HIDUP TENANG DI MALAYSIA. MALAYSIA TAK GANGGU NEGERI KORANG. SO, LEAVE US PEACE. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

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  2. Jenayah serius telah dilakukan oleh kumpulan pengganas ini. Oleh itu, kerajaan tiada pilihan melainkan mengambil tindakan tegas.

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  3. Susulan kejadian itu, kerajaan memutuskan untuk menamatkan sebarang proses rundingan dengan pihak pemberontak terbabit yang telah melakukan jenayah berat.

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  4. Kita hanya beri dua pilihan iaitu sama ada mereka menyerah diri ataupun menerima apa-apa tindakan yang akan diambil oleh pihak berkuasa dan pihak keselamatan.

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  5. Dalam insiden itu, tiga lagi anggota keselamatan negara cedera dan 12 anggota kumpulan itu maut.

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  6. Keadaan kesihatan dua anggota komando polis yang kini dirawat di Hospital Lahad Datu dilaporkan stabil selepas cedera dalam insiden tembak menembak dengan kumpulan penceroboh warga Filipina di Kampung Tanduo.

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  7. Dua anggota komando berkenaan adalah Kpl Mohd Tarmizi Hashim, 32, yang terkena tembakan di bahu kanan dan kedua-dua kaki, manakala Kpl Azman Ampong, 39, terkena tembakan di punggung dan paha.

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  8. Seorang lagi anggota yang cedera, Konstabel Mohamad Qaiyum'aiqal Zolkifli, 22, menerima rawatan di Hospital Duchess of Kent, Sandakan. Mereka semua berada dalam keadaan stabil.

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  9. Manakala jenazah dua anggota polis komando VAT 69 yang terkorban dalam insiden tembakan membabitkan kumpulan penceroboh bersenjata dari selatan Filipina di Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu tiba di Pangkalan TUDM

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  10. Seramai 500 anggota Polis Diraja Malaysia dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia menyambut ketibaan jenazah.

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