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| Abraham Idjirani, the sultan's spokesperson |
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia menyangkal dakwaan media Filipina
mengenai berlaku pertempuran di antara pasukan keselamatan dengan
kira-kira 400 tentera Sulu di daerah Lahad Datu.
Ketua Pengarah Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur (Esscom), Datuk Mohamad Mantek memberitahu
The Star pada selasa bahawa dakwaan berlaku pertempuran itu adalah tidak masuk akal.
"Tiada insiden seperti itu berlaku.
"Tiada berlaku sebarang pencerobohan atau pergerakan sesiapa. Tiada apa-apa berlaku," katanya.
Menurut beliau, dakwaan sedemikian adalah berniat jahat dan bertujuan untuk mencetuskan huru-hara.
Mohamad berkata, polis sedang meneruskan siasatan terhadap seorang
remaja perempuan berusia 14 tahun yang mendakwa diculik sekumpulan
lelaki bertopeng di Kampung Tanagian, dalam Zon Tanjung Labian, Lahad
Datu pada petang Isnin sebelum mereke menghilangkan diri.
Media Filipina melaporkan bahawa kira-kira 400 lelaki bersenjata Sulu
bertempur dengan pasukan keselamatan Malaysia di Kampung Tungku dekat
Lahad Datu pada petang Isnin.
Jurucakap kumpulan bersenjata Sulu, Abraham Idjirani mendakwa
pertempuran itu dilaporkan kepadanya oleh Agbimuddin Kiram yang juga
adik kepada Sultan Sulu, Jamalul Kiram.
Abraham mengakui mereka memasuki Kampung Tungku kira-kira pukul 1 petang sebelum bertembung dengan pasukan keselamatan Malaysia.
Berikut adalah laporan berita philSTAR.com
Fresh clash breaks out between Malaysia, Sultan followers
By Mike Frialde (philstar.com) | Updated June 18, 2013 - 3:50pm
MANILA, Philippines - Some 400
fighters and volunteers in the Royal Security Force (RSF) of the
Sultanate of Sulu have engaged Malaysian security forces in a firefight in Kampung Dengan Tungku in Lahad Datu, Sabah on Monday
afternoon, Abraham Idjirani,
spokesman for the Sulu sultanate, said the fresh fighting was reported
to him by Agbimuddin Kiram, brother of Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram III
and commander of the RSF.
Agbimuddin reported that the RSF fighters were moving through Dengan
Tungku at about 1 p.m. when they encountered the Malaysian troops.
"There was a rather long exchange of fire. The RSF later was forced back into their base in Lahad Datu," Idjirani told the STAR.
Idjirani said the RSF did not sustain any casualty during the
firefight. There was no information about casualties on the Malaysian
side.
"The size of the RSF force involved in the fight would also give you
an idea how large was the Malaysian force they had encountered. This
only shows that Malaysia is really bent not to give up its hold on
Sabah," said Idjirani.
Idjirani added that the clash in Dengan Tungku was also confirmed by
Hajib Mujaha Hashim, chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front's
Islamic Command Council.
Meanwhile, the sultanate of Sulu met with representatives of the
Bayan Muna party list led by Satur Ocampo to tap the party's help in
pushing for the Sabah issue at the House of Representatives.
Idjirani said the Sulu sultanate handed over to Ocampo several legal
and historical documents detailing the sultanate's claim over Sabah.
"We handed these documents for them to study. Ka Satur has promised
that the Sabah issue will be pushed by Bayan Muna and seven other allied
representatives at the House of Representatives," said Idjirani.
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