BERITA
Zahid: Filipina tembak mati 35 militan Sulu cuba
masuk Sabah
MOHD ISKANDAR OTHMAN
25 April 2013
Ahmad Zahid menyemat Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) yang diberikan kepada salah
seorang vateran ATM, Koperal Ibrahim Jaafar, 82.
BAYAN LEPAS - Menteri Pertahanan Datuk
Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, 35 militan Sulu ditembak mati oleh pasukan
keselamatan Filipina ketika cuba memasuki perairan Sabah untuk mencetuskan
masalah ketika Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13).
Menurutnya, kesemua pengganas itu ditembak selepas pihak keselamatan Filipina
memintas mereka di perairan sekitar Pulau Sibutu berhampiran Tawi-Tawi semalam.
"Mengikut maklumat yang diterima,pasukan keselamatan Filipina telah
berbalas tembakan dengan mereka ketika meminta kumpulan itu patah balik ke
Kepulauan Sulu selepas mereka cuba mahu memasuki peraian Sabah.
"Berdasarkan maklumat risikan difahamkan mereka berhasrat untuk memasuki
Sabah dan mengadakan pencerobohan dan kekacauan menjelang PRU di
Malaysia," katanya pada sidang media di sini selepas menghadiri majlis
ramah mesra bersama warga Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) di Kem Tun Razak di
sini, hari ini.
Ahmad Zahid berkata, sekiranya kumpulan penceroboh itu berjaya masuk ke
perairan negara beliau akan memastikan pihak keselamatan negara akan membunuh
atau mengusir mereka keluar demi mempertahankan negara.
Dalam pada itu, Ahmad Zahid berkata, mengucapkan jutaan terma kasih kepada
kerajaan Filipina khususnya Tentera Laut Filipina dan Pengawal Pantai Filipina
yang telah memberi kerjasama erat dengan kerajaan Malaysia khususnya ATM dan
Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dalam menangani pencerobohan di perairan Sabah.
Sementara itu beliau berkata, terdapat lagi usaha pencerobohan yang cuba
dilakukan oleh sekumpulan militan daripada Kepulauan Sulu ke Sabah menjelang
hari pengundian nanti.(Sinar Harian)
NEWS
35 Sulu terrorists shot
dead by Philippines navy
Caretaker
Defence Miniser Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (below) today confirmed press
reports that 35 Sulu terrorists were shot dead by the Philippine navy in Sibutu
Island, the Philippines last Saturday, which was nomination day for the 13th
general election.
Based on intelligence investigation and information, the terrorist group had
intended to enter Sabah, and create chaos in the run-up to GE13, he told
reporters after a gathering with armed forces personnel, in George Town today.
He also thanked the Philippine Armed Forces, particularly the Philippine navy
and Philippine coast guard which had given close cooperation to the Malaysian
government, particularly the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and the Royal
Malaysia Police (PDRM).
The Utusan Malaysia daily today reported that the
Philippine security forces shot dead 35 members of the Kiram terrorists, led by
its senior leader Kalling Amirul, in a fierce battle at Sibutu Island, the
Philippines last Saturday, while the group was planning a strategy to encroach
and attack the Sabah east coast to obstruct the GE13 process.
In the clash, two members of the Philippine security forces were killed, and
the Philippine security forces had also seized more than 20 M16 and Garand
rifles.
Ahmad Zahid also gave an assurance on the security of voters throughout
Malaysia, particularly those located in Sabah and that they could discharge
their voting rights safely on May 5.
Commenting on the explosion in Nibong Tebal on Wednesday, Ahmad Zahid said
those responsible for the explosion had gone overboard, and that they should
not attempt to bring in the "Arab Spring" to Malaysia because
Malaysia had its own political mould.
"We don't want to be threatened with bombs, we don't want democracy to be
jeopardised. If they want a government that is cleanly elected, then they
should campaign in a clean manner. Don't intimidate the opposing candidates
when the support of the people shifts to a stronger government," he said.
- Bernama
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NEWS
Malaysian report 'complete lie': Sultanate of Sulu
By Edd K. Usman
Published: April 25, 2013
"That is a complete lie, a fabrication!"
The
Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (SSNB) made this strong statement on
Thursday, denying and rejecting a news report in a Malaysian newspaper that said that Philippine Navy and Coast Guard
personnel killed 35 Suluk (Tausug) militants on Wednesday trying to get into
Sabah.
"We
are denying that because no one is going there in Sabah because of the election
there," sultanate spokesman Idjirani said on Thursday.
"If
that is true, then the news will quickly spread like wildfire," he
said.
"My
wife and I were in Sulu on Wednesday. We did not hear anything. We arrived in
Manila only in the evening," said Idjirani.
He
said the sultanate has no plans to disrupt the 13th General Elections (GE13) of
Malaysia, saying "We are not involved in the election there, and we
are not with the Malaysian opposition."
He
accused Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaid Hamidi of "lying
and fabricating reports" about the supposed 35 slain Suluk
militants.
Hamidi's
statement came out on Thursday in the online edition of the The Star, citing an
"intelligence report" that reportedly said the Suluk men wanted to
disrupt the election.
The
Malaysian official said the Suluk men were shot by Filipino soldiers after they
refused to turn back, but were still in Philippine waters.
Idjirani
noted that the report came as President Benigno S. Aquino III is in Brunei
attending the summit meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN).
"Maybe
the Malaysian government wants the President to become angrier with the
sultanate," the sultanate's secretary-general said.
"We
wish the President success in his trip and hope that he will talk about Sabah
at the ASEAN summit. The Suluk people in Sabah are going to exercise their
right to vote. Our people here in Sulu are doing everything to help their
relatives in the May 13 election in our country," he adds.
He
said everyone in Region 9 is busy helping their relatives win in the electoral
race and have no time to go to Sabah.
Idjirani
said in Sabah (formerly North Borneo), there are over 600,000 Suluk people who
are eligible voters because they have the identification cards (IC) called
"Mahathir MyKad" issued in the past by the government.
"The
Suluk people in Sabah will be a crucial factor in the election. They are going
to vote in order for them to distance themselves from the Sabah standoff and
show they are not members of the Royal Army of the sultanate," he said.
He
recalled that a certain "Mr. Jambon" of Sabah's Kadasan tribe spoke
in the British Parliament in 2010 and exposed the Malaysian government's
distribution of the ICs.
"Obviously,
the purpose of giving ICs to Filipinos and other foreigners in the territory
was to court voters to favor administration candidates," said
Idjirani.
In
early February this year, Rajah Muda Agbimuddin Kiram led 235 RSF members to
Sabah to revive and stake their "historical rights" over the disputed
territory.
A
three-week standoff ensued as Malaysia wanted them to stand down and return to
the Philippines.
The
rajah muda did not budge, saying they went to Sabah to live settle peacefully
because it is their "ancestral home."
On
March 1 fighting erupted, and escalated on March 5 to a massive offensive
launched by the military and police of the Muslim country.
After
about 70 dead, the rajah muda and his men reinforced by hundreds of MNLF
members are still on the island, Idjirani said. *
* News of
Sulu
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