MANILA: Malacanang Palace rejected the demand of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III that the government settle the sultanate’s claim over Sabah with Malaysia before his followers would leave the island state, saying they are in no position to set conditions.
“You don’t hold a gun to my head and negotiate. That’s not the way decent people do negotiations. You want us to know your claim, you cooperate,” said presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda.
“The President has said, ‘Come back home, and we will talk.’ But you’re asking me to talk to you while there are people in Sabah – that there’s a possible outcome of violence. That’s not acceptable to us,” Lacierda said.
The Manila Standard quotes the Palace official as saying the primary concern of the government now is the welfare of 800,000 Filipinos in Malaysia who might be endangered because of the armed incursion of some 180 followers of Kiram, led by his brother Agbimuddin.
“Remember, this is not about Sabah. The President’s concern is about the welfare of the 800,000 Filipinos in Sabah,” he said.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday that the Philippines has asked Malaysia for another extension – its fourth such request — to its deadline for the Filipinos to leave the town of Lahad Datu in Sabah.
Del Rosario told the reporters that he already asked Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to extend again its deadline to Tuesday next week, but had not heard back from him yet.
He described the situation in Lahad Datu as “quiet.”
While the government sought to convince the Filipinos in the town of Lahad Datu in Sabah to return, the police threatened to arrest any of them who came back with illegal firearms.
“Once they cross the boundary into the Philippines and they have illegal firearms, we will arrest them because they will be violating the law,” said Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima.
He added that if Kiram condoned the use by his followers of undocumented firearms, he too would be liable under the law.
“If there is a violation we will file charges against him,” Purisima said.
Also on Wednesday, Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II urged Kiram’s followers in Sabah to avoid violence and surrender so as not to damage the country’s relations with Malaysia, which helped broker a peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Earlier, Kiram said he has ordered his followers to remain in Sabah, even as he hinted openness to negotiating for a “win-win” solution to the claim and to the sultanate’s lease agreement with Malaysia.
“I have given the order to them that they have to stay put. We will leave as long as there is a (negotiated) arrangement made,” Kiram said in a television interview.
-Agencies
M'sia tidak akan membenarkan campur tangan pihak luar termasuk Amerika Syarikat bagi menyelesaikan kes pencerobohan di Lahad Datu
ReplyDeleteLebih baik Malaysia-Filipina selesaikan dulu tanpa campurtangan pihak luar.takut keadaan akan bertambah kalut pula.
Deletekes itu adalah urusan pihak berkuasa keselamatan yang tidak memerlukan campur tangan pihak luar.
ReplyDeleteSetakat ini belum ada pihak luar cuba campur tangan dan pihak berkuasa keselamatan tidak akan membenarkan mana-mana pihak berbuat demikian.
ReplyDeleteHarap pihak berkuasa dapat selesaikan masalah ini dengan segera.semoga keamanan Sabah tidak akan tergugat.
Deleteoperasi bagi menyelesaikan kes pencerobohan itu masih di bawah bidang kuasa polis dan belum diambil alih oleh Angkatan Tentera M'sia.
ReplyDeletePDRM masih bertanggungjawab dalam operasi itu
ReplyDeleteKejadian di Kampung Tanduo masih terkawal dan dikepung dengan ketat oleh pihak berkuasa keselamatan bagi mengelak sebaran pencerobohan berlaku.
ReplyDeletePihak polis akan mengambil tindakan pada bila-bila masa untuk menangani kes pencerobohan itu.
ReplyDeleteJumlah anggota keselamatan yang ditempatkan di daerah itu terus ditingkatkan bagi memastikan kawalan keselamatan sepenuhnya.
ReplyDeleteBekalan makanan dihantar menggunakan pesawat TUDM bagi keperluan anggota bertugas
ReplyDeleteisu ini masih ditangani sebagai isu keselamatan negara dan operasi turut melibatkan beberapa agensi keselamatan lain.
ReplyDeleteInsiden pencerobohan akan ditamatkan secepat mungkin
ReplyDeleteOrang ramai tidak perlu bimbang.
ReplyDeletePihak berkuasa Malaysia sendiri yang akan menyelesaikan masalah ini.
ReplyDeleteNampaknya kedegilan penceroboh ini akan menimbulkan masalah besar kepada diri mereka.
ReplyDeleteKita dapat lihat sendiri sekarang ini. Semua ini rasanya bukan salah kerajaan Malaysia. Kerana kerajaan Malaysia sendiri telah menggunakan pendekatan yang baik tapi pihak penceroboh tidak mahu mendengarnya.
ReplyDeleteAt least two Sulu gunmen are believed killed and three policemen injured in an encounter in Tanduo village this morning.
ReplyDeleteAccording to first reports emerging from Tanduo village, the three injured cops were being airlifted to Sandakan.
ReplyDeleteAs of 12.45pm, villagers say they were still hearing gunshots.
However, Malaysian security forces have yet to confirm the first reports emerging from gunfire heard at Tanduo village from about 11am Friday.
ReplyDeleteJadi rasanya kita tidak perlu salahkan Malaysia dalam hal ini. Kerajaan Filipine sendiri pun turut mendesak penceroboh ini balik.
ReplyDeleteTapi mereka tetap juga tidak mahu mendengar akan kata-kata presiden mereka.
ReplyDeletePolice have also decline to comment if the gunfire was the start of a move against the gunmen led by Azzimudie Kiram, the younger brother of self proclaimed Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III.
ReplyDeleteThe Star's attempt to contact Azzimudie went into answering mode but he has reportedly told a Philippines radio around 10.20am that they were being shot at and they had to defend themselves.
ReplyDeleteHe claimed there were casualties on his side.
Percayalah yang mana kerajaan Malaysia akan terus memastikan keselamatan dan kawalan ketat akan dilakukan.
ReplyDeleteAzzimudie, who claimed that he was also involved in the shooting, said that the Malaysian security forces suddenly came in and the fire fight started.
ReplyDeleteHe said he did not know if any of the Malaysian policemen were injured but he vowed not to retreat or call for a ceasefire.
ReplyDeleteBukan mudah untuk kerajaan menyelesaikan masalah ini dengan mempunyai musuh yang berdegil.
ReplyDeleteAzzimudie said that his group will not retreat or call for a ceasefire but continue to defend themselves at Tanduo village which they have been occupied by about 180 followers including 30 gunmen since Feb 9.
ReplyDeleteAs word of the shooting filtered out, parents in Lahad Datu and surrounding Felda Sahabat oil palm plantations and nearby Tungku, rushed to pick up their children, forcing schools to close.
ReplyDeleteMaka ini seperti mencabar kebolehan pihak berkuasa di negara kita ini.
ReplyDeleteMany shops in Lahad Datu town about 165kms away from Felda Sahabat 17 had also closed.
ReplyDeleteAt the entrance to Felda Sahabat 17 where the Sulu group is holed up there heavy security presence with at least two ambulances of standby with a medical team.
Kita tidak perlu percaya dengan berita yang tidak tahu dari mana kesahihannya. Jadi biarkan pihak berkuasa menyelesaikan kes ini.
ReplyDeleteTambahan lagi ini menjadi isu hangat sekarang ini berbanding dengan PRU13 yang tidak lama lagi.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan Tidak Kompromi Hak Dan Keselamatan Rakyat Sabah
ReplyDeleteo_O Silam member of parliament (MP) Salleh Kalbi assured the safety of the district’s residents, following the capture of a group of foreigners impersonating soldiers at the coast here on Tuesday.
o_O tight security had led to the trespassers’ detention and both the police and army were monitoring the situation closely.
o_O Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that security forces had detained a group of foreigners posing as military personnel off the Tambisan coast in Lahad Datu.
o_O Bernama noted a police road block along Jalan Lahad Datu-Tungku in Kampung Bakapit since the incident.
A number of General Operations Force personnel were also seen on duty at Bandar Cenderawasih in Felda Sahabat 7.
The relationship between Malaysia and Philippines may be damaged if the intruders attacks
ReplyDeleteI hope the government could come up with a win-win solution to this problem so no innocent will get hurt.
ReplyDelete