By Julie Alipala
Inquirer Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines—Malaysian authorities have barred the
humanitarian team sent by the Philippine government from entering Lahad Datu,
stopping the group at Kota Kinabalu, a member of the team told the INQUIRER on
Saturday.
“Upon reaching Sabah, the Malaysian authorities didn’t allow
us to proceed to Lahad Datu. We were only allowed to stay in [Kota Kinabalu],
so we left the place two days ago,” Mayor Nazif Ahmad Abdurahman of Simunul,
Tawi-Tawi, told the INQUIRER by phone.
Abdurahman was among local officials from the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who were sent by Acting Gov. Mujiv Hataman to
meet and talk with Agbimuddin Kiram in Lahad Datu.
Navy ship stopped “Our mission didn’t materialize because of the restrictions
imposed by the Malaysian authorities,” Abdurahman said.
He said even the Philippine Navy ship sent to Malaysia to
secure all illegally staying Filipinos wanting to come home had been denied
entry by the Malaysian border patrol. “The ship just anchored off Sibutu and has been there for
five days already,” Abdurahman said. Lt. Gen. Rey Ardo, chief of the military in Western
Mindanao, confirmed that the Navy ship was still in Philippine waters as of
Saturday. “The Navy boat was not able to get through the Malaysian
border,” Ardo, who also has jurisdiction over the Navy in Western Mindanao,
said.
Ardo said the military wanted to help Filipinos in Sabah,
including those from the group led by Agbimuddin, to come home, but it could
not do anything because the ship sent to bring them home could not get through
border security. How to cross border He said the military learned that some of Agbimuddin’s
followers and those illegally staying in Sabah wanted to return home.
“The problem they are facing now is how to cross the
border,” Ardo said. The Malaysian border patrol has restricted movements into
and out of Sabah, he said. A government source, who declined to be named due to the
sensitivity of the Sabah issue, said he was told the Malaysian authorities would
allow Philippine representatives to see Agbimuddin and his followers only after
the so-called Sulu royal army had surrendered and laid down arms.
“The problem with the Kirams is that they refuse to
surrender,” the source said. Agbimuddin calls
The source said Agbimuddin had called up relatives in Sulu
and asked them to help bring home some members of his group. “Among the requests is to provide them security and bring
them to Simunul Island,” the source added.
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nota:
nampaknya kita dan mula menjaga kawasan sempadan kita. terima kasih kepada anggota keselamatan yang bertarung nyawa untuk memastikan kita selamat. doa dipanjatkan kepada yang terkorban amin...
Apa yang penting adalah kita mengkaji sejarah kesultanan Sulu supaya kita memahami dengan jelas isu yang timbul di Lahad Datu Khasnya dan di Sabah amnya.
untuk semua. belajarlah sejarah.....Sejarah amat penting untuk menentukan tindak tanduk kita dan kesan kepada generasi akan datang...
Kronologi Peristiwa di Lahad Datu (sumber BERNAMA)
KUALA
LUMPUR: The following is the chronology of events pertaining to the intrusion
into Lahad Datu, Sabah by an armed group from southern Philippines
Feb 9 - The group enters Malaysian waters in a boat and
begins to gather in stages at Felda Sahabat 17, Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu.
Feb 11 - A gang from the group is discovered by a group of local fishermen at
night. The fishermen lodge a police report that 100 armed men in army fatigues
are putting up in Kampung Tandou.
Feb 12 - The group breaks into smaller groups to enter
several locations in the village, namely Sungai Bakau village, village surau
and the house of one Ahmad Malandi, also known as Mad Bon.
Feb 14 -
Prime
Minister Najib Razak says the Malaysian government will try its best,
including negotiations, to handle the issue of intrusion before ousting them
from the area. Inspector-general of police Ismail Omar says the police identify
the group of Filipinos who landed on the shore of Lahad Datu as being linked to
the 'Sulu Sultanate' from southern Philippines.
He says the group claims to be the 'Royal Army of the Sulu
Sultanate' and they do not want their people of Sulu descent to be sent back to
their country of origin.
Ismail says, negotiations with the armed group is still in
progress to find the best solution, without bloodshed.
A report quotes a Philippine army personnel, who is a loyal
follower of Sulu raja muda, Azzimudie Kiram, as saying the group has come at
the invitation of a "Malaysian opposition" to discuss land issues in
Sabah.
Feb 16 - Home
Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (centre in photo)
confirms the group is not a militant or terrorist group but is in fact, strong
supporter of the Sulu Sultanate and stresses the situation in Kampung Tanduo is
under control.
The group, which wants to be known as the 'Royal Army of
Sulu Sultanate', among others, is also claiming ownership of Sabah and wants
the state to be returned as a territory of the Sulu Sultanate, claiming it was
seized by the British from the Sulu Government.
Feb 18 - Hishammuddin says the governments of Malaysia and Philippines
are working closely to resolve the conflict, through diplomacy and without
bloodshed.
Feb 24 - The Philippine government sends a boat under
humanitarian mission to ferry the 180 armed personnel, including 30 armed
guards, holding up in Lahad Datu, Sabah since Feb 12. Feb 26 - The deadline to
expel the group passes but negotiations are still in progress.
Feb 28 - The Malaysian government is urged to negotiate
directly with sultan Jamalul Kiram III in Manila to end the conflict of seizing
the area in Lahad Datu, Sabah which has prolonged for more than three weeks.
The call is made by Jamalul's youngest brother, Agbimuddin Kiram, who stresses
that only his brother can order the 180 Royal Army personnel to leave Felda
Sahabat 17, Lahad Datu.
March 1 - a shootout breaks out between security forces and
a small group of intruders when they try to break a police blockade in Kampung
Tanduo, resulting in two police commandos dead and three others injured.
All 12 members of the small group of intruders are killed. -
Bernama
