ByNikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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LAHAD DATU, Malaysia—Malaysian authorities are flip-flopping
on the whereabouts of the elusive Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, leader of
a group of armed members of the so-called “royal army” of the
Sultanate of Sulu who occupied a coastal village in Lahad Datu last
month were subsequently dislodged by Malaysian security forces backed by
aerial and artillery bombardment.
“We believe he’s in the Philippines but he could be here,” Sabah police commissioner Hamza Taib said in a press conference late Saturday afternoon, after Malaysian officials said Kiram had slipped out of Sabah and was back in the Philippines.
Hamza said he did not have to inform his Philippine counterparts on the developments regarding Agbimuddin Kiram’s whereabouts, saying that if he were caught in the Philippines, then he would be dealt with by Philippine law.
Earlier Saturday, Hamza said only 50 followers of Agbimuddin were left in Lahad Datu after their leader and some of his men slipped out of the east Malaysian state.
The “Operasi Daulat” or “Operation Sovereignty” against Agbimuddin and his men will continue, with the operations of Malaysian security forces now focused on Tanjung Batu, a village within Felda Sahabat.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
LAHAD DATU, Malaysia—Malaysian authorities are flip-flopping
on the whereabouts of the elusive Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, leader of
a group of armed members of the so-called “royal army” of the
Sultanate of Sulu who occupied a coastal village in Lahad Datu last
month were subsequently dislodged by Malaysian security forces backed by
aerial and artillery bombardment.
“We believe he’s in the Philippines but he could be here,” Sabah police commissioner Hamza Taib said in a press conference late Saturday afternoon, after Malaysian officials said Kiram had slipped out of Sabah and was back in the Philippines.
Hamza said he did not have to inform his Philippine counterparts on the developments regarding Agbimuddin Kiram’s whereabouts, saying that if he were caught in the Philippines, then he would be dealt with by Philippine law.
Earlier Saturday, Hamza said only 50 followers of Agbimuddin were left in Lahad Datu after their leader and some of his men slipped out of the east Malaysian state.
The “Operasi Daulat” or “Operation Sovereignty” against Agbimuddin and his men will continue, with the operations of Malaysian security forces now focused on Tanjung Batu, a village within Felda Sahabat.
Read More / Baca Lagi >>
