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| GOF personnel unloading food rations that were provided to the armed intruders on humanitarian grounds. |
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| GOF personnel getting ready their fire arms and supplies before heading to the front line. |
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| A road block mounted near Bakapit where the intruders had remained holed up for the last five days. |
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| Malaysian police force getting their firearms and supplies ready to confront "intruders" from Sulu |
LATEST ON SABAH STAND OFF: NEGOTIATIONS 'OVER'; 'INTRUDERS' TO BE DEPORTED SOON; MALAYSIA HOME MINISTER ADMITS "INTRUDERS" ARE SUPPORTERS OF SULU SULTANATE
REPORT: Negotiations over; intruders to be deported soon
IN PICTURE: A road block mounted near Bakapit where the intruders had remained holed up for the last five days.
KOTA KINABALU: Police are in the process of deporting a group of Philippine nationals, who intruded into Lahad Datu on Tuesday.
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said police had ended negotiations with the group and was now focusing on deporting them back to the Philippines.
“We have told them we cannot entertain them because they chose the wrong platform to voice what they want.
“So, now we can only carry out the process of sending them back so that they can find a suitable channel to air their demands,” he told reporters after carrying out checks on the Ops Selamat traffic safety operation in conjunction with the Chinese New Year at Jesseltion Point, here, Saturday.
When asked when the group would be sent home, Hamza said: “As soon as possible.”
Prior to this, the group had demanded that they be recognised as the Royal Soldiers of the Sultanate of Sulu and they did not want citizens of Sulu origin in Sabah to be sent back to the Philippines.
Earlier, in PUTRAJAYA, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein also said the armed group will be deported back to their country as soon as possible, said
He said discussions were in progress between the relevant parties to avoid any untoward incidents, included bloodshed.
However, he said he could not furnish details on the discussions and that any latest development on the matter would be announced by the Sabah police chief.
“Based on intelligence sources, they are not from a militant or terrorist group. They are supporters of the Sulu Sultanate and I hope, and pray, that they can be deported soon,” he added.
A road block mounted near Bakapit where the intruders had remained holed up for the last five days.
A road block mounted near Bakapit where the intruders had remained holed up for the last five days.
Hishammuddin also hit out at those who spread false information and speculation on the matter, including on security in Sabah, as well as the rights and status of the Sabah people.
“The government will not compromise on the rights and security of the people of Sabah,” he added.
On Tuesday, members of the group, comprising more than 100 people in army camouflage landed on the shores of Lahad Datu in speedboats.
Link: http://borneoinsider.com/2013/02/16/negotiations-over-intruders-to-be-deported-soon/
FOOD SUPPLIES AND WATER BEING ALLOWED INTO KAMPUNG* TANDUO, SABAH WHERE 300-STRONG GROUP OF ARMED MEN ARE FACING MALAYSIAN SECURITY FORCES
IN PICTURE: GOF personnel unloading food rations that were provided to the armed intruders on humanitarian grounds.
*"Kampung" is Bahasa word for 'village'
Tight security at Sahabat 17; food being allowed through
By Alexander Chen reporting from CENDERAWASIH (LAHAD DATU): Food supplies and water are being allowed into Kampung Tanduo where a 300-strong group of armed men are facing a stand-off with Malaysian security forces.
A highly placed officer with the security forces said the supplies were provided on humanitarian grounds while negotiations go on.
Otherwise all routes in the Felda Sahabat 17 oil palm plantation, leading to Tanduo, a seaside village of about 80, have been blocked off by armed General Operations Force personnel.
“For safety reasons we are not allowing anyone and that includes you media people, into Tanduo,” said a senior officer. “The risks are too high.”
He and other policemen made it clear that they were not allowed to speak to the media, but spoke of other things to make light of the situation.
They were noticeably tense though, while waiting for emissaries negotiating with the intruders to return.
At the entrance of Sahabat 17, through bumpy oil palm estate roads, GOF men were seen patrolling the outer fringes of Kg Tandou, but they were sticking to orders not to move in.
GOF personnel getting ready their fire arms and supplies before heading to the front line.
GOF personnel getting ready their fire arms and supplies before heading to the front line.
The heavy presence of security forces has ensured safety for those working and living in nearby plantations which come under the Felda commercial oil palm scheme.
While GOF personnel have cordoned of the plantation route, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) , Marine police and navy have cut off the sea entry from southern Philippines whose closes islands were Sipangkut and Sibutu, only 15 minutes away by speed boat.
At the shores of Tanjung Labian about 50kms away from Tanduo, police and navy units kept a close watch on fishing boats landing.
In Lahad Datu town, a two-hour away from the standoff village, police were seen screening immigrants and locals, with soldiers on standby at various points.
LINK: http://borneoinsider.com/2013/02/16/ tight-security-at-sahabat-1 7-food-being-allowed-throu gh/
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