Pasukan keselamatan menembak mati seorang pengganas ketika operasi penggeledahan di Kampung Tanjung Batu pada kira-kira 1.30 tengah hari semalam, menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan yang maut 63 orang.
Seorang militan wanita berusia lewat 40-an serta tidak bersenjata turut ditahan dalam operasi itu.
Panglima Angkatan Tentera Jen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin berkata kejadian itu susulan daripada pertempuran yang tercetus pada 11.30 pagi yang menyebabkan seorang anggota tentera cedera di jari kiri akibat terkena serpihan peluru.
"Susulan itu, pasukan keselamatan terus menjejaki musuh dan berlaku pertempuran di mana pasukan kita telah membunuh seorang daripada mereka serta menahan seorang wanita.
"Anggota tentera yang tercedera dibawa ke hospital berdekatan dan selepas pembedahan, keadaannya stabil," katanya pada sidang akhbar bersama Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar di Markas Operasi Felda Sahabat 16, dekat Lahad Datu hari ini.
Berhubung kemungkinan penduduk Kampung Tanduo boleh kembali ke kediaman masing-masing, Zulkifeli berkata pasukan penilaian terdiri daripada Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN), Majlis Daerah Lahad Datu dan Ibu Pejabat Polis Lahad Datu akan digerakkan ke kampung itu selewat-lewatnya esok bagi melakukan penilaian keseluruhan sebelum penduduk dibenar pulang.
Beliau berkata kelewatan membenarkan penduduk pulang ke rumah ialah bagi memastikan kawasan kampung itu yang di kelilingi paya, hutan dan semak samun, benar-benar selamat daripada ancaman selepas ia menjadi sasaran utama militan selain berlaku banyak pertempuran di situ sebelum ini.
"Dari segi kerosakan fizikal agak mudah untuk dinilai tetapi dalam aspek keselamatan kami perlu pastikan keadaan benar-benar bersih dan selamat sebelum penduduk dibenar kembali ke kediaman mereka," katanya dan memberitahu bahawa hanya terdapat 12 rumah penduduk di kampung itu.
Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Zulkifeli turut menafikan dakwaan bahawa sekumpulan lelaki dari Sabah akan dihantar ke Filipina untuk membunuh Kiram, dan berkata dakwaan itu tidak berasas dan mengarut.
Sementara itu, Khalid ketika ditanya sama ada pihak berkuasa mempunyai bukti sehingga lapan militan didakwa di mahkamah berkata: "Sudah tentu, tapi kita tidak boleh dedahkan dan jika tiada bukti bagaimana kita boleh mendakwa mereka.
Beliau berkata mana-mana pihak yang cuba mempertikai tindakan itu perlu menunggu sehingga perbicaraan dan sekiranya mempunyai sebarang persoalan ia boleh dirujuk kepada Wisma Putra.
Lapan rakyat Filipina hari ini didakwa di Mahkamah Tinggi di Tawau dan dua daripadanya bakal berdepan hukuman mati kerana dituduh melancarkan perang terhadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan menjadi anggota kumpulan pengganas.
Empat lagi didakwa menjadi anggota kumpulan pengganas manakala dua yang lain didakwa cuba melindungi sekumpulan pengganas.
Kesemua mereka ialah antara 108 individu yang disiasat mengikut Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) (SOSMA) 2012.
Berhubung statistik terkini pencerobohan, Khalid berkata 30 mayat militan berjaya dikeluarkan dan selesai dibedah siasat, namun sehingga kini tiada pihak tampil menuntut mayat-mayat itu.
Jumlah tangkapan di bawah SOSMA kekal 108 orang, manakala 268 individu ditahan mengikut lain-lain akta setakat ini, katanya.
-Bernama
Friday, March 22, 2013
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Terrorists practise mysticism, their corpses decompose fast
ReplyDeleteLAHAD DATU: The militant group that intruded into Lahad Datu claim they are fighters of Islam, but the marks found on their bodies showed they were using elements of mysticism, which is unislamic.
Among the items which were unislamic found on the bodies of the terrorists were amulets which they believed could make the terrorists invulnerable and a calendar used to predict a suitable day to attack the security forces.
According to sources in the security forces, some of the terrorists who were shot dead, wore amulets and had tattoos of Quranic verses on their bodies.
“They might be immune to bullets but not all the time. In fact, a mortar explosion can kill them even if their skins were impenetrable,” he said.
He said, a body of a dead terrorist which had black marks believed to have been caused by a bullet, could have been killed by mortar fire.
“Strangely, the bodies of practitioners of mysticism are quick to decompose and covered with maggots within an hour. The corpse of a normal person will only be covered with maggots if left exposed for more than two to three days.
Sabah Armed Forces Religious Corps (Kagat) officer, Major Anuar Mat Zin said Islam forbade the use of mysticism which idolised other beings besides Allah in upholding a struggle because it deviated from the religious foundation.
He said the action could damage the faith and make their struggle futile.
“Idolatry in seeking power such as immunity (from bullets) is wrong in Islam. The religion does not accept such struggles regardless of the intention and aim,” said Anuar, who was also involved in Operasi Daulat in Lahad Datu.
He said the question of death was in the hand of Allah and nobody or power could avert it.
The terrorists, who were allegedly using mystic powers for invulnerability, also wore amulets and prediction cards, namely, the knowledge of Kutika, derived from the book Tajul Muluk and this was confirmed by the deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
“It could be their belief,” he told reporters at the Felda Sahabat 16 operation headquarters, near here, yesterday.
MP for Silam Salleh Kalbi said the practice of mysticism by the terrorists did not reflect them as holy fighters
(jihad) as certain quarters in the country tried to portray.
“According to Islam it is illegal to interfere in a sovereign nation, namely, its leaders are freely picked by the people.
“But it is allowed if the sovereignty of the nation is threatened like Palestine because it is to defend its sovereignty,” he said, and added that the sacrifices of the security forces in defending a sovereign nation could be regarded as jihad.
Manila has called for a peaceful end to the Sabah crisis
ReplyDeletePresident Benigno Aquino III says negotiations are the best way to resolve the conflict in the face of widespread domestic criticism that he had done little to help end the bloodshed.
ReplyDeleteThere are problems that just beget more problems if you try to solve them with haste or force.
ReplyDeleteWe need sincere and deep discussion if we are to arrive at a correct solution.
ReplyDeleteForbearance and reason are not equivalent to cowardice.
ReplyDeleteOn the contrary, these are the measures of true courage and resolve.
ReplyDeleteAquino, accused as being “pro-Malaysia”, is facing strong domestic pressure for Manila to push the dispute over Sabah’s ownership to the International Court of Justice.
ReplyDeleteThe president’s detractors believe heeding the Sulu sultanate’s claim over the Malaysian state is the only option for a peaceful end to the crisis.
ReplyDeleteAn international legal battle on Sabah’s ownership could complicate relations with Putrajaya.
ReplyDeleteWe already know how complicated this issue is. Could any Malaysian prime minister so easily agree to let go of a land that for so long has been subject to their laws?
ReplyDeleteLAHAD DATU: The bodies of 28 Sulu terrorists kept at the Lahad Datu and Tawau hospitals will be buried temporarily pending any claims by relatives.
ReplyDeleteDeputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said yesterday that the temporary burial would be done as there was a lack of space at the mortuaries at the two hospitals as well as to prevent any health risk.
ReplyDeleteKhalid, who did not disclose where the bodies would be buried, said that anybody making the claim for the body would have to prove their DNA samples matched the dead gunmen before the bodies would be released.
ReplyDelete"People from abroad who want to claim the bodies can register their intention with the Foreign Ministry while those in the country can go to the police," he said at a news conference also attended by Armed Forces Chief Jn Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin at the operations command centre in Felda Sahabat about 165kms from here.
On Ops Daulat, Zulkifeli, meanwhile, said that they were still carrying out mopping up operations for the remnant gunmen at Kg Tanjung Batu area and expect the operations to continue for a few more days.
ReplyDelete"We want ensure that it is safe for the villagers to return to their homes, he said, adding that they wanted to search every nook and corner to ensure there were no terrorists still hiding out.
Since the Feb 12 Sulu gunmen intrusion of Kg Tanduo, a total of 62 Sulu gunmen have been killed while eight policeman and two soldiers (one soldier was killed in a road traffic accident) were killed.
BENTONG: More makeshift beds will be set up in Felda Sahabat Lahad Datu to provide treatment for villagers suffering from minor ailments, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.
ReplyDeleteLiow said at present, no outbreak of infectious diseases was detected in all evacuation centres.
“There are about 2,500 residents who have been told to evacuate temporarily from their homes for their safety.
ReplyDelete“Of the total, only 12 were having diarrhoea and 50 others suffered from mild fever and cough.
“We are monitoring the situation to prevent any spread of infectious diseases,” he said after presenting aid to 490 recipients under the Kar1sma@Hati Rakyat programme here yesterday.
Liow, who is the Bentong MP, said at least eight doctors were stationed at the centres to provide round-the-clock treatment.
ReplyDeleteHe said his ministry had approved another 40 beds to complement the existing 12 beds and canopies put up by Mercy Malaysia.
“Each evacuation centre houses about 500 residents.
“If there is an outbreak, it could spread very quickly and we need to be on our guard,” he said.
He added that among their main priorities were to ensure a hygienic sanitary system, clean water and food free of contamination.
ReplyDeleteLiow also said early prevention measures had been put in place, such as giving vaccine injections and carrying out fogging to pre- vent cases of malaria and dengue fever.
“During my recent site visit, I was satisfied with the precautionary measures and saw the need to set up a mobile hospital.
“This is because the nearest hospital is more than 130km away,” he said.
Saki-baki kumpulan pengganas Sulu yang dikepung di kawasan kecil di Lahad Datu, Sabah dilaporkan berada dalam keadaan moral terlalu rendah dan kebuluran
ReplyDeletekumpulan pengganas itu juga semakin terdesak apabila masyarakat berketurunan Sulu di Sabah tidak menyokong tindakan mereka menyerang negeri itu.
ReplyDeleteni bermakna kumpulan pengganas itu juga tidak mendapat bantuan bekalan makanan, maklumat dan sokongan moral daripada masyarakat Sulu di Sabah.
ReplyDeletepihak musuh sekarang ini sudah terlalu terdesak kerana mereka dikepung di kawasan yang kecil dan juga kebuluran kerana tidak mendapat bekalan makanan.
ReplyDeletePerkembangan terakhir ini menyebabkan mereka terlalu terdesak sehingga mahu melakukan beberapa tindakan termasuk mencuri makanan di rumah kosong dan kedai makan. Kita harap masyarakat setempat lebih berhati-hati kerana orang kebuluran akan menjadi lebih agresif,”
ReplyDeleteThe United States has adopted a hands-off approach to the Sabah crisis, even saying today that it would not respond should the Sulu Sultanate invoke the 1915 Kiram-Carpenter pact.
ReplyDeleteccording to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas said the US was not involved in any way in the conflict between the Sultanate and Sabah, as it was a matter for Malaysia and the Philippine governments to resolve.
ReplyDeleteHe, however, acknowledged the Sultanate’s plans to invoke the 1915 agreement with the Kiram clan and the US colonial governement, which included “full protection to the sultan of Sulu should the question of Sabah arise in the future between the sultanate and any foreign authority.” But Thomas said the US would not respond to the treaty.
ReplyDelete“We’re not looking to respond in any manner to that invocation of the treaty. We do not see this as a security matter that affects the United States or our Mutual Defense Treaty that we have with the Philippines in any manner,” he was quoted saying in the Inquirer.
ReplyDelete“I can’t stop them from you know speaking but again as I said this is not something were involved and we do seek to be involved in any way,” he reportedly added.
ReplyDeleteThomas was also quoted saying that the US government would never interfere in the sovereign rights of the Philippine government or attempt to influence either Philippine president Benigno Aquino III or Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in resolving the conflict.
ReplyDeleteThe Sulu Sultanate had recently said it would seek intervention from the US to solve the ongoing crisis over the ownership of Sabah, the north Borneo state that it insists still belongs to it.
ReplyDeleteUnder the 1915 agreement, signed by then US-appointed Mindanao and Sulu Governor Frank W. Carpenter and the Sulu Sultan, the sultan’s and his heirs’ rights to temporal sovereignty, tax collecton and arbitration laws were relinquished in exchange for an allowance, land and recognition as a religius leader.
ReplyDeleteTindakan pengganas militan dari selatan Filipina menceroboh Sabah hanya mengikut nafsu dan berkepentingan peribadi, bukannya atas kepentingan agama Islam
ReplyDeleteBekas Mufti Negeri Johor yang juga Penasihat Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor Datuk Nooh Gadut berkata tindakan mereka itu tidak membawa sebarang makna dan tersasar daripada landasan Islam.
ReplyDelete"Mereka berjuang ikut hawa nafsu, taksub, ikut syaitan, ada kepentingan peribadi dan bukan kepentingan agama serta menyelamatkan negara," katanya kepada Bernama di Dewan Cenderawasih Felda Sahabat hari ini.
ReplyDeleteBeliau mengetuai rombongan Majlis Penyelaras Gabungan Persatuan Bukan Kerajaan Melayu Johor bagi menghantar sumbangan kepada penduduk kampung yang ditempatkan di dewan itu serta mereka yang tinggal di tiga lagi dewan iaitu Fajar Harapan, Embara Budi dan Gemala Pura
ReplyDeleteNooh berkata perjuangan kumpulan pengganas itu jauh sekali untuk agama dan negara mereka, malah bertindak tanpa perikemanusiaan selain menggugat keamanan umat Islam lain di negara ini, terutama di kawasan Lahad Datu.
ReplyDeleteKes Lahad Datu belum tamat, bahang PRU pula makin panas. Aduiii apa mahu jadi ni.
ReplyDeleteLAHAD DATU:'Find solution fast to avoid meddling by big powers'
ReplyDeleteThe Lahad Datu imbroglio must be settled swiftly and amicably to avoid any intervention from big powers, said a Filipino Muslim scholar.
Despite expressing optimism that the matter could be solved by the parties concerned, University of Philippines' Head of Islamic Studies Prof Julkipli Wadi Adduk, said however, if the situation persisted, it may draw a third interested party into the crisis.
LAHAD DATU:'Find solution fast to avoid meddling by big powers'
ReplyDeleteI can see the outside power is able to step in if both governments do not take fast action to tackle the issue. If this happens, we will have bigger problems in Southeast Asia.
"Do we really want intervention (from the big power) to happen?" he said at a discourse entitled 'The Sabah claim and Beyond', at Universiti Malaya here, today.
The discourse was organised by the Social and Behavioural Science and Centre for Research in International and Comparative Education, Faculty of Education Universiti Malaya.
LAHAD DATU:'Find solution fast to avoid meddling by big powers'
ReplyDeleteConcurring with Julkipli, international law lecturer at Lyceum Philippines University, Prof Romel R. Bagares warned that the crisis could have adverse impacts on security not only on both countries but also the Asean region as a whole.
It could also hamper the roadmap of the creation of the Asean Community by 2015, he added.
"If it escalates, it will not be a Malaysia-Philippines issue anymore. It will cause power imbalance and instability in the region.
This is something Asean does not want to happen," he added.
LAHAD DATU:'Find solution fast to avoid meddling by big powers'
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Universiti Malaya's Head of International and Strategic Studies Prof Datuk Mohamad Abu Bakar said it was crucial to include all parties namely Malaysia, the Philippines, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as well as the self-proclaimed sultan of Sulu.
"It is important to make sure none of them feel rejected because they are capable of causing trouble as each has faithful followers," he said.
He said affirmative action must be taken this time to put a close to this issue.
"I fear that if we do not close for good this issue, it will recur, and would be more serious than now, as had happened in the past," he added. -- BERNAMA
Padan muka penceroboh.
ReplyDeleteThe Home Ministry has shifted into high gear over the setting up of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) by fine-tuning the tasks and responsibilities to be played by all relevant parties.
ReplyDeleteThe coordination among three main components, namely the public, the armed forces and the police is vital to ensure peace and security along the vast 1,400km of coastline under ESSCOM, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
ReplyDeletethe people are a very important component as the first line of defence in building public confidence.
ReplyDeletethe mopping-up operations to flush out the remnants of Sulu terrorists were still confined to Kampung Tanjung Batu Labian where between 20 and 50 terrorists were believed to be holed up.
ReplyDeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s transformation agenda will secure Sabah’s place in developed Malaysia in 2020, says Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Deputy President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.
ReplyDeletesemoga militan Sulu ini 100% dapat 'dibersihkan'
ReplyDeletebetul, dari segi aspek keselamatan, pihak tentera/polis perlu pastikan keadaan benar-benar bersih dan selamat sebelum penduduk dibenar kembali ke kediaman mereka
ReplyDelete"Anggota tentera yang tercedera dibawa ke hospital berdekatan dan selepas pembedahan, keadaannya stabil," --- syukurlah keadaan beliau tidak kritikal
ReplyDelete"Zulkifeli turut menafikan dakwaan bahawa sekumpulan lelaki dari Sabah akan dihantar ke Filipina untuk membunuh Kiram, dan berkata dakwaan itu tidak berasas dan mengarut."
ReplyDeletejanganlah menyebarkan perkara yang tidak benar selagi belum ada pengesahan dari pihak atasan
keselamatan rakyat dan kedaulatan negara tidak boleh dikompromikan
ReplyDeleteSemenjak tercetusnya krisis pencerobohan di Lahad Datu sehinggalah pertempuran demi pertempuran yang berlaku di sana, ada sahaja rintangan yang terpaksa diharungi oleh pasukan keselamatan kita. Sekurang-kurangnya ada tiga cabaran utama yang terpaksa kita hadapi sepanjang tempoh genting ini.
ReplyDelete1- Tentangan dari pengganas Sulu yang mahir dalam peperangan bercorak gerila dan mirip kelakuannya seperti komunis yang gemar menggunakan pendekatan ganas bermatlamat untuk menjatuhkan moral dan semangat tempur lawan mereka. Ini jelas dapat dilihat selepas dua pertempuran awal yang menyaksikan beberapa anggota keselamatan kita ada antaranya diseksa dan dizalimi, sementara yang lain ada yang dipenggal kepalanya.
ReplyDeleteKeadaan ini amat memilukan kaum keluarga perajurit yang terkorban dan sedikit mengganggu emosi anggota keselamatan yang lain, namun pengalaman berdepan dengan kekejaman komunis suatu ketika dulu mengajar kita erti keteguhan semangat dalam meneruskan perjuangan yang belum selesai.
ReplyDelete2 - Cabaran yang tidak kurang hebatnya datang dari media luar negara yang banyak menyiarkan maklumat propaganda menyebelahi kumpulan pengganas Sulu. Mereka bukan sahaja cuba membenarkan tuntutan hak milik ke atas Sabah, malah memanfaatkan media-media tersebut dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya untuk membangkitkan ketakutan di kalangan rakyat Malaysia khususnya di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteLebih mengeruhkan keadaan apabila ada di kalangan pengamal media elektronik dalam negara yang turut menjadi penyambung lidah kepada propaganda Jamalul Kiram dan kuncu-kuncunya sehingga menimbulkan keraguan segelintir khalayak terhadap kemampuan pasukan keselamatan kita dalam menangani isu ini.
ReplyDelete3 -Cabaran paling getir yang perlu dihadapi bila mana wujudnya segelintir rakyat kita yang langsung tidak memiliki semangat patriotik telah cuba memperlekehkan kesahihan peristiwa Lahad Datu yang digambarkan oleh mereka ini kononnya ia adalah sandiwara atau konspirasi yang di ada-adakan.
ReplyDeleteSelain itu, golongan yang tidak patriotik ini juga turut meremehkan nyawa anggota keselamatan kita yang telah terkorban di masa yang sama mereka juga mempersendakan kemampuan pasukan keselamatan kita untuk berdepan dengan tentangan pengganas Sulu.
ReplyDeleteDalam perkembangan berkaitan, Zulkifeli turut menafikan dakwaan bahawa sekumpulan lelaki dari Sabah akan dihantar ke Filipina untuk membunuh Kiram, dan berkata dakwaan itu tidak berasas dan mengarut.
ReplyDeleteBanyak juga dakwaan keatas pencerobohan ini, tetapi manakah yang benar? Siapakah dalangnya?
Kegiatan penceroboh ini meningkatkan kemarahan semua warganegara Malaysia. Harus jusg kerajaan mengambil tindakan yang sewajarnya.
ReplyDeleteIni adalah saat palingmenyedihkan khas kepada mangsa keluarga yang terkorban. Usaha dan pengorbanan mesti diingati selalu.
ReplyDeleteIsu ini sudah pasti berkait rapat dengan PRU13 ini.
ReplyDeletePenceroboh ini memiliki identiti sebagai Malaysian. Pemberian mykad untuk tujuan menyerang rakyat Malaysia?
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