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01. H0352002 SHER B HUNARDAD (Sembulan) 02. H0352003 ATTAS B MAHMAD (Pasir Putih) 03. H0352004 SARDAR B JAMDAD (Kota Belud) 04. H0352015 NAINA MOHD A.KADIR (Semporna) 05. H0352016 ABD MAJID B BATHUSA (Sembulan) 06. H0352020 SAHUL HAMED RAHMATULLAH (Sembulan) 07. H0352021 MOHD ALI B JAMAL MOHAMAD (Sim-Sim, Sandakan) 08. H0352029 HASAN B AHADAD(Kota Belud) 09. H0352030 FAQIR B ISLAM (Petagas) 10. H0352044 FARMAN B ABDUL GANI (Likas) 11. H0352052 AMIT KHAN B SHAH (Klias Baru) 12. H0352057 FAIZAL B AFZAL (Kunak) 13. H0352060 AZIZULLAH B AHMAD (Beaufort) 14. H0352062 SIRAJ B ABD RAHMAN (Lahad Datu) 15. H0352079 MION HUSSAIN ZAID HAKIM SHAH (Kunak) 16. H0352107 FAZAL B IMRAN (Bundu Tuhan) 17. H0352116 FAKIR GULAM KASHMIR (Petagas) 18. H0352119 BAHADER SHER ALODIN (Beaufort) 19. H0352123 SIRAJ B SHAMANO (Klias Baru) 20. H0352149 MARAJ B HAZRAJ (Semporna) 21. H0352150 ALI B BAZIR (Petagas) 22. H0352159 SAID MOHD SHARIF (Kalabakan) 23. H0352174 THILSHAT BT KADIR SULTAN (Sembulan) 24. H0352175 MOHD YARUSAI B IBRAHIM (Sembulan) 25. H0352187 FARIQ B MAHMOOD (Likas) 26. H0352190 ASFHAR B AMIR (Tanjong Batu, Tawau) 27. H0352193 HAMMATHU SHAIK MOHAMAD (Petagas) 28. H0364044 MUNAVAR B ABD MAJEED (Kota Belud) 29. H0364063 RAFIK B SHAIK MOHAMAD (Kota Belud) 30. H0364072 MUHAMMAD FAIZAL SUWANDI (Kota Belud) 31. H0364074 HAJILA B HASARAT (Kota Belud) 32. H0364088 SHAIK MOHAMAD MOHD SAHRIF (Kota Belud) 33. H0364093 GULAM MOHD MUSTAFA  (Likas) 34. H0364171 NAZEER AHMAD KAMAL BATCHA (Kota Belud) 35. H0480177 MINHAJ B SHIRI (Lahad Datu) 36. H0480178 MOHD NAINA B MOHD KASIM (Likas) 37. H0480184 NADIM B BAZ (Klias, Beaufort) 38. H0480204 BENJAR B BANGONDOL (Beaufort) 39. H0480247 MOHD IQBAL DAWOOD (Putatan) 40. H0480265 RIAZUDIN B MOHAMAD HANIEF (Kota Belud) 41. H0480314 SIRAZ B ARAKAT (Likas) 42. H0480327 HABED B WAHAB (Beaufort) 43. H0480330 DOST MOHAMMAD MIYA MOHAMMAD (Beaufort) 44. H0480333 AMIL SHAD B LALBAZ (Likas) 45. H0480334 FAZIR KARIM B AWAN DAL (Klias Baru, Beaufort) 46. H0480341 BAHADAR B SAID (Klias Baru, Beaufort) 47. H0480349 GULROZ B NAMROZ (Likas) 48. H0480352 USMAN B GULL (Sembulan) 49. H0480358 NIRHADE @ MIRHADZ B WALI (Likas) 50. H0480366 MOHD ZAUDIN ABD GAFFOR (Lahad Datu) 51. H0480371 MOHD KARIM B HAKIMSHA (Lahad Datu) 52. H0480372 SHAREEF B KHALID (Kunak) 53. H0480421 GUL SHER B ABDUL AZIZ (Kota Belud) 54. H0480458 ISLAM SHAH B MOHD ISA (Likas) 55. H0480459 ABSAR KHAN B MIRAYAKHAN (Kota Belud) 56. H0480460 ABDUL ZALEEL B ABDUL (Tg. Aru, Kota Kinabalu) 57. H0480463 MOHD IKBAR B LIAS (Likas) 58. H0480688 UMARGUL B HASRATLLAH (Kinarut, Papar) 59. H0480691 ZAMAN B ABDUL OMAR (Kinarut, Papar) 60. H0481000 HAJA B PAKIR MOHAMED (Kota Belud) 61. H0481038 RAZIK B GULL (Sembulan) 62. H0481043 BADURZAMAN B ALIYAR (Beaufort) 63. H0481147 MOIDEEN B MOHAMAD (Tg.Aru, Kota Kinabalu) 64. H0481170 ABU MASYKUR B ARIFIN (Semporna) 65. H0481173 FAZAL WAHAB B MOHD SADIQ (Beaufort) 66. H0481240 VARUSAI MOHAMAD ABU BAKAR (Sandakan) 67. H0481241 SABIR AHMAD B SULAIMAN (Likas) 68. H0481243 RAKMATULLA B KHAWAS (Likas) 69. H0481258 SAHUL B MAJID (Likas) 70. H0481272 RAHAM B GULAM (Beaufort) 71. H0481282 SALIM KHAN B KABOR (Likas) 72. H0481312 NASRAN B RUSAL (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 73. H0481344 YOUSOF B MAIDIN (Tuaran) 74. H0481367 SAHID B HAMID (Pulau Gaya, Kota Kinabalu) 75. H0481368 NAJEEB B SALMAN (Tuaran) 76. H0481380 FAZAL B MAHAMAD (Petagas) 77. H0481672 AZAD GUL B AMIR KHAN (Kota Kinabalu) 78. H0481673 ANWAR B SULTAN (Beaufort) 79. H0481679 SHARIF B TANZARY (Buang Sayang, Papar) 80. H0481680 AMIR GUL B HAYAT (Buang Sayang, Papar) 81. H0481714 SAHAD B GULAM (Buang Sayang, Papar) 82. H0481767 SHIRULLAH B TANZARI (Buang Sayang, Papar) 83. H0481782 HAMEED B KADAR (Petagas) 84. H0481910 GUL B FRUSH (Kapayan, Kota Kinabalu) 85. H0481911 JESHARI B ESMAIL (Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu) 86. H0482560 HIDAYAT B SHAIK MOHD (Likas) 87. H0482562 MOHD HAKIM B GULZAR (Beaufort) 88. H0482567 SADDAM B KAMAL (Klias Baru, Beaufort) 89. H0482973 MOHD YUSUF B GUL SAL (Tuaran) 90. H0483142 SHAIK ABDULLAH B SUNIMOHD (Kota Kinabalu) 91. H0483219 NIZAM MAIDEEN ABDUL KARIM (Kota Belud) 92. H0483297 MUSAFAR B SHERIN MUSAFAR (Petagas) 93. H0483298 NAVIR B HAMID (Likas) 94. H0483332 WAZIR B SHERIN (Likas) 95. H0483343 ALI B BASHIR (Beaufort) 96. H0483350 ALAMBIR B ZAINUL ABIDIN (Likas) 97. H0483424 AKTIR B SHAHDID (Kimanis, Papar) 98. H0483491 MOHD SAHRIF B KUTHUDEEN (Sembulan) 99. H0483538 GHULAM B MUSA (Sipitang) 100. H0483578 AMIR RAHMAN FAZAL RAHMAN (Buang Sayang) 101. H0483635 FARUK B RAJ MOHAMMAD (Kota Belud) 102. H0483653 ANUAR B AMJAD (Beaufort) 103. H0483662 FAZAL B ABD GHAFUR (Kinarut) 104. H0483665 AMIR B SAHIB (Binsulok, Papar) 105. H0483726 BASHEER B HANIFA (Likas) 106. H0483732 ALI B SAHAD GULAM (Kuala, Papar) 107. H0483782 FARMAN B HABIB (Sembulan) 108. H0483783 ABDUL BAIS B HAMDILLAH (Tuaran) 109. H0483787 AZIM B IQBAL (Likas) 110. H0483974 BINSAR B GULAM (Padas Valley, Beaufort) 111. H0483982 BARAKATHNISA BT ABDULLAH (Tuaran) 112. H0484249 EMADUDEEN B KALEED (Kinarut) 113. H0484302 PASHAMGUL B TORGUL (Likas) 114. H0484322 GHULAM B ZAFAR (Likas) 115. H0484327 LAL MOHD MAD B SAID (Klias Baru, Beaufort) 116. H0484432 PEER MOHAMAD B KADIR (Likas) 117. H0484451 HABIB B KAMASHGUL (Likas) 118. H0484597 HAZEL B FARUQ (Kimanis, Papar) 119. H0484756 BARAKATH B AHMED (Pulau Berhala, Sandakan) 120. H0484856 JAGUBAR B MOHAMED (Sandakan) 121. H0484869 ABDULLAH B SHAULHAMID (Tenghilan, Tamparuli) 122. H0484876 JUMAGULL B AMIRNAWAS (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 123. H0484883 JALABUDEN SAHUL (Kalumpang) 124. H0484893 RAFEEK B IBRAHIM (Salimpodon, Kudat) 125. H0484924 SIAR B HASSANGUL (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 126. H0484926 SULTAN B MOHD ISMAIL (Kota Belud) 127. H0484928 JAPPAR B SHEIKH MOHAMMAD (Kota Belud) 128. H0484931 HABIB B HUSSIN (Sambirai, Kota Belud) 129. H0484938 RAZ MOHAMMAD B JARULLAN (Taun Gusi, K Belud) 130. H0484942 HABIB B MOHAMMAD (Tempasuk, Kota Belud) 131. H0484944 IBRAHIM B WAZIR (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 132. H0484966 MOHD ROM B LAJBARHAN (Tamau, Kota Belud) 133. H0484967 MOHD PAROUK B ALI (Likas) 134. H0484971 MOHD QAMAR B GULISTAN (Taun Gusi, K Belud) 135. H0484976 ROHAN B KARAMSHAH (Beaufort) 136. H0484980 JAMSHED B NAWAR (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 137. H0484981 SHAMROZ B AMIRJAWAR (Beaufort) 138. H0484983 ABZAL B HASSAN (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 139. H0484988 KASSIM B HAZRAT ALI (Beaufort) 140. H0485152 SULTAN B SAID MOHAMAD (Jalan Labuk, Sandakan) 141. H0485154 RAHMATULLAH B AHMAD (Pulau Berhala, Sandakan) 142. H0485155 MOHD ALI B SULTAN (Batu 2, Sandakan) 143. H0485161 MATHIN B KHAN (Batu 1, Sandakan) 144. H0485165 HAMID B ZAMAN (Batu 1, Sandakan) 145. H0485167 SURAB B MUHAMAD (Sg. Kayu, Sandakan) 146. H0485169 ANUAR B MUHAMAD (Sg. Kayu, Sandakan) 147. H0485202 SAHULHAMID B MEERAN (Batu 1, Sandakan) 148. H0485204 FAIROZ B KADIR (Sibuga, Sandakan) 149. H0485212 NASAR B SEIKMYDIN (Batu 1, Sandakan) 150. H0485223 JAINULABUDIN B AMINMUSLIN (Karamunting) 151. H0485305 PACKER B MUNAF (Pulau Berhala, Sandakan) 152. H0486697 KHALAM B HAMID (Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu) 153. H0486719 HAMED B MOHAMED (Sipitang) 154. H0486746 SIRAJUDEEN MOHAMED SALLEH (Kapayan) 155. H0487027 LAL B KIMAT (Likas) 156. H0487028 AMJAD B SHAJAD (Klias Baru, Beaufort) 157. H0487085 YOUSUF B GULAM (Kota Belud) 158. H0487159 FAZAL B MOHAMMAD (Likas) 159. H0487160 FIRSYAD B POSHAD (Beaufort) 160. H0487728 MOHAMMAD B FAZAL (Kota Belud) 161. H0487730 SARDAR B MOHD RIZAL (Pasar, Sandakan) 162. H0487826 JAHABARALI B MOHD KASIM (Kota Belud) 163. H0487832 HABIB B HASTA (Cecily, Sandakan) 164. H0488001 MAMMAD KUTTI B P KADER (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 165. H0488002 ABDUL RAHMAN ABD KADER (Salimpodon, Kudat) 166. H0488032 ABOO BACKER B MOHAMMAD (Kudat) 167. H0488036 EISSA B IBRAHEEM (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 168. H0488153 MINHAJ B MOHAMMAD SAID (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 169. H0488063 NASIR B MOHAMAD (Likas) 170. H0488067 AYUB B HAMID (Likas) 171. H0488069 BASEER B HAMID (Likas) 172. H0488070 GUL DATH KHAN B HAMZAH (Beaufort) 173. H0488071 HABIBULAH NUR MUHAMMAD (Kota Belud) 174. H0488074 ABDUL KHALIQUL ABDUL MALIK (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 175. H0488076 QASIM JAN GHULAM GHAFOOR (Bongon, Ranau) 176. H0488082 AZAM B ZARDUL (Bongon, Ranau) 177. H0488088 AKBAR ALI B AMIR NAWAB (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 178. H0488093 ALIM SHAH B AZAM SHAH (Ongkilan, Ranau) 179. H0488095 SAEEDURRAHMAN NOORULLAH (Ranau) 180. H0488105 MUMIN B ADASH (Taun Gusi, Kota Belud) 181. H0488107 JAHAN B MAHIB (Ongkilan, Ranau) 182. H0488113 BAKTHI B TALIZAR (Beaufort) 183. H0488117 HABIB B KHALID (Ongkilan, Ranau) 184. H0488121 AMIR JALAL MOHAMAD KAMAL (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 185. H0488125 SERKHAN B AL ABBASH (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 186. H0488149 MUZAFAR B AMIR AHMAD (Ongkilan, Ranau) 187. H0488151 FAZAL SAID B RAHMAT NOOR (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 188. H0488037 MOHIDDEEN B ABDULLA (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 189. H0488155 RAHIM B SAID QAMASH (Bongon, Ranau) 190. H0488156 ALBASIR B MUHAMMAD (Ongkilan, Ranau) 191. H0488158 ALI B KHALID (Kinarut) 192. H0488161 HJ SAMSUL KAMAR ZARIN KHAN (Ongkilan, Ranau) 193. H0488163 KHALID B WALID (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 194. H0488164 ABDUL RASEED B ABDULLAH (Ongkilan, Ranau) 195. H0488166 NAJEER B SHAREEF (Ongkilan, Ranau) 196. H0488168 SAFYAN B ABU BAKAR (Ongkilan, Ranau) 197. H0488172 ABU BAKAR B SULAIMAN (Ongkilan, Ranau) 198. H0488176 SADAT B YOSOF (Ongkilan, Ranau) 199. H0488178 HAKEEM B KASIM (Bongon, Ranau) 200. H0488184 MOHAMED B ABDUL (Ongkilan, Ranau) 201. H0488217 ABDULLAH B FIRDAUS (Sulabayan, Semporna) 202. H0488218 AMBER RAHMAN (Kudat) 201. H0488225 MOHAMMED ALI B KADAR (Limbawang, Papar) 202. H0488239 MOHAMED MAIDEEN ABD KABIL (Bongon, Ranau) 203. H0488245 SHAHUL HAMEED MOHAMED YAKUB (Kawang) 204. H0488249 NASAR B BASIR (Ongkilan, Ranau) 205. H0488251 KADHAR B SALAM (Kota Belud) 206. H0488256 GULFARAZ B ABDUL HAKIM (Beaufort) 207. H0488268 AZIZ B UMARA KHAN (Ongkilan, Ranau) 208. H0488280 IQBAL B BASHIR (Beaufort) 209. H0488298 ASRAF B SAHRIF (Likas) 210. H0488627 ALNAJER B HAIL (Kapayan, Kota Kinabalu) 211. H0488672 SABER B EDARE: (Likas) 212. H0488847 MOHAMMED WAZIR MADJAD (Likas) 213. H0489110 HAMEED B JAMAL (Likas) 214. H0489136 MOHAMED IQBAL ABDUL HAMED (Likas) 215. H0489137 HABIB RAHMAN B IBRAHIM (Sipitang) 216. H0489156 ROWTHER APPA ABDUL KADER (Likas) 217. H0489202 MOHD FAROOK B IBRAHIM (Kawang, Papar) 218. H0489206 HAMEED B DAUD (Tg. Kapor, Kudat) 219. H0489209 SAFIULLAH B ZAINUDEEN (Papar) 220. H0489212 RABNAWAS B SADDAT (Beaufort) 221. H0489217 NAVAS B ABDULLAH (Kg. Air, Kota Kinabalu) 222. H0489220 SAFARUDDIN B MOIDEEN (Kota Belud) 223. H0489225 SYED B MOHAMED (Sim-Sim, Sandakan) 224. H0489228 SULAIMAN B MUSTAFFA (Kota Belud) 225. H0489231 MOHD HANEEF B ABD RAHIM (Likas) 226. H0489232 SAIK DAWOOD B MUTHALIF (Beaufort) 227. H0489239 SHEK B SAMSUDIN (Papar) 228. H0489241 MUSTHAFA B ABDULLAH (Likas) 229. H0489244 MOHD DIN B GONRAHIM (Kuhara, Tawau) 230. H0489245 MUJEBURRAHMAN B TAJUDIN (Likas) 231. H0489246 MOHD IQBAL B HAMID (Likas) 232. H0489253 MOHAMED NALER ABDUL RAHIM (Likas) 233. H0489255 ISKANDAR BACHA SYED IBRAHIM (Kota Belud) 234. H0489261 MOHAMMAD GANI SHAHULHAMID (Likas) 235. H0489262 SADIK BATCHA B BASHEER (Likas) 236. H0489273 OMAR ALI B INJAR (Tg.Aru, Kota Kinabalu) 237. H0489284 SYED AHAMED JAHABAR SHA (Likas) 238. H0489291 MOHD ISHAK B MAIDEEN (Likas) 239. H0489302 MUJEEBUR RAHMAN MUTHALIP (Likas) 240. H0489307 HAJA MAIDEEN JAMAL MOHAMED (Likas) 241. H0489309 MOHD SADIQ B ABDUL RAZAK (Likas) 242. H0489321 IBRAHIM B SALAM (Likas) 243. H0489323 SAHABUDEEN B ABDUL RAZAK (Likas) 244. H0489336 IMRAN B MIZULLAH (Berungis, Tuaran) 245. H0489346 BASHIR B MOHAMAD (Papar) 246. H0489352 JAMAL MOHD B SHAIK DAWOOD (Likas) 247. H0489359 DEEN B SHAHUL HAMEED (Papar) 248. H0489361 ABU TAHIR B MOHD SULTAN (Papar) 249. H0489366 ABDUL HALEEM B MOHD HUSSIN (Kinarut) 250. H0489371 KALEEL B BATCHA (Beaufort) 251. H0489374 SABU B RASEED (Kg. Air, Kota Kinabalu) 252. H0489376 SYED MOHD B AHMED (Berungis, Tuaran) 253. H0489377 JAWAHAR ALI B EBRAHIM (Likas) 254. H0489384 MOHAMED B KAMAL (Putatan, Petagas) 255. H0489386 ABDUL MALIK ABDUL HAMID (Likas) 256. H0489388 MOHAMED HANIF MOHIDDEN (Kg. Air, Kota Kinabalu) 257. H0489389 ABD HAMID B NAINA MOHD (Papar) 258. H0489391 RAMANDULL B MAIDULL (Putatan, Petagas) 259. H0489393 NOOR MOHAMED MOHD SHARIFF (Kawang, Papar) 260. H0489398 LATHIF B ABDULLA (Likas) 261. H0489411 AMEER ABDULLAH @ SAIFULLAH (Berungis, Tuaran) 262. H0489414 FAROOK B MOHD ALI (Papar) 263. H0489422 AJMAL B ABZAL (Kimanis, Papar) 264. H0489423 SHAHUL B MOHAMED (Papar) 265. H0489424 ALAUDEEN B SHARIF (Likas) 266. H0489426 IQBAL B RAHMAN (Beaufort)

source: sabahkini.net

Sabah – the question that won’t go awa

In 1967, Operation Merdeka was initiated by the late President  Ferdinand Marcos. The main objective was to annex Sabah for the  Philippines. The legal basis of the operation was the claim of the  Sultan of Sulu and his heirs to Sabah. The Sultan’s heirs insist that  the resource-rich land still belonged to them.

 They believe that it was  simply leased (pajak) to the British East India Company in 1878  and was illegally transferred by the British in 1963, when it became  part of the Federation of Malaysia (watch this video to get one view of the complexities).  The heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, being citizens of the Philippines,  gave then President Marcos the mandate to reclaim Sabah as part of the  country.

The standing policy of the Philippines on Sabah is articulated in the  Republic Act 5546 of 1968, which provides in Section 2: “The definition  of the baselines of the territorial sea of the Philippine Archipelago  as provided in this Act is without prejudice to the delineation of the  baselines of the territorial sea around the territory of Sabah, situated  in North Borneo, over which the Republic of the Philippines has  acquired dominion and sovereignty.”

To achieve the objective of the Operation Merdeka, Tausug  (Suluk among Malaysians and Tausug among Filipinos, literally meaning  ‘People of the Current’) and Sama Muslims (Moros) were recruited and  trained by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Corregidor  Island for specialised training in covert operations. The number of  recruits differs ranging from 60, according to the Government of  Philippines to more than 200 according to the Moro Islamic Liberation  Front (MILF). Their order was to sabotage military installations and key  infrastructures in Sabah for the subsequent invasion by the  Philippines. At first, the recruits were unaware of their true mission.  When they realised that their order was to infiltrate Sabah and fight  fellow Muslims, they become mutinous. This prompted their military  handlers to execute all of them and cover up the entire operation.  Against all odds one of the recruit, Jibin Arula, survived to recount  what happened.

As fate would have it, the late Philippine senator Benigno “Ninoy”  Aquino Jr. (husband to the late President Corazon Aquino, and the father  of the current President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III) exposed Operation Merdeka  and the killing of the recruits. Although, the late senator condemned  the massacre he never denounced the historical claim of the Sultanate of  Sulu on Sabah. The incident generally referred to as the Jabidah Massacre  has had wide ranging implications. Now President Benigno Aquino III is  condemning the armed incursion of the followers of the Sultan of Sulu.

On the Malaysian side three things happened: first it created the  impression that Malaysia can count on the Moros in case of a military  conflict with the Philippines as the Moros were willing to disobey  orders and risk being killed just to avoid fighting in Malaysia. Second,  Malaysia realised that their best lines of defence against a  Philippines annexation of Sabah were the Moros. Thus, training and  equipping them to fight for a separate homeland became an implied state  policy. In 1969, Tun Mustapha, a Tausug descent and the chief minister  of Sabah at that time, facilitated the military training of Moros. With  the help of Libya, who provided the financial assistance and military  equipment, 90 Moros were trained in Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia.  These  Malaysian trained Moros called the Top 90 later become the core  of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

Third, the annexation of  Sabah was only a distant possibility as long as the Moros will not  cooperate with the Philippine Government. This thinking is reflected in  the deployment of military bases within Malaysia. Most military  personnel and bases are stationed in peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak  with almost negligible numbers stationed in Sabah, reflecting the lack  of threat coming from the area. These beliefs also created a porous  border between Sabah and northern islands of the Philippines such as  Tawi-Tawi and Sulu.

On the Philippines side, it crystallised the long simmering  discontent among the Muslims in Mindanao (or Moros as they call  themselves) into a secessionist movement. The Muslim Independence  Movement (MIM) was organised in 1968 by Datu Udtog Matalam demanding the  outright secession of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan regions from  Philippine control. Leaders of MIM subsequently formed the Moro National  Liberation Front in 1969 – the military wing of the secessionist  movement headed by Nur Misuari. Then in 1977 due to ideological  difference, the late Hashim Salamat formed the Moro Islamic Liberation  Front (MILF) a break-away group from the MNLF.

 The ensuing conflict  between the secessionist groups and the Philippine Government cost the  lives of more than 100,000 people and massive destruction to the economy  and development outcomes, not only in the conflict areas but in the  whole Mindanao region as well. It also tied the meagre resources of the  Philippines into fighting the secessionist groups. The Armed Forces of  the Philippines (AFP) were unable to modernise (among several reasons)  as most of the military budget were used in containing and fighting the  secessionist threat. As a result, the military superiority of the AFP of  the late 1960s over the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is no longer the  case these days. By far, the MAF is more advanced and modern than the  AFP.

In a way, Malaysia managed to achieve its entire objective of  neutralising the threat of Sabah annexation and ensure that the AFP is  weakened, and that the AFP will not pose considerable threat in the  event of future conflict – all of it by simply supporting the Moro  secessionist movements from 1968 to 1972.

However, the cozy relationship between Malaysia and the Moros was  shaken on 12 February 2013, when a group numbering around 300 claiming  to be the Royal Sulu Sultanate Army lands in Lahad Datu village in  Sabah, declaring they will not leave Sabah because it is their own  homeland.

What had changed in the last 46 years? What pushed the  self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu to launch an armed incursion into Sabah?  Who and what is working behind the scenes? And what is the ultimate  implication of the Sabah incursion?

Although various agreements and treaties were signed by stakeholders  on Sabah; the claim of the heir of the Sultan of Sulu and, therefore, by  the Philippines remains open. On all counts, the question of who ‘owns’  Sabah had never been definitively and formally resolved.

According to the Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, the heir (one of many) of  the Sultan of Sulu responsible for sending the contingent to occupy  Lahad Datu, his men are returning to their homeland and that he also  wants to open negotiations with the Malaysian Government for the  increase of the rent paid for Sabah. The Malaysian Embassy in the  Philippines is still paying a nominal ‘rent’ of 5, 300 ringgit  (approximately US$1, 700) to the heirs of the Sultan – a payment that  has remained unchanged for more than a century.

However, speculation with regards to the timing of the Sabah  incursion points to some powerful individuals backing Sultan Jamalul  Kiram III. Allies of ex-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo such as  Norberto Gonzales, the former National Security Adviser and a good  friend of the Sultan, are alleged by the Aquino Administration to have  played a role. Nur Misuari, the MNLF chief, is also alleged to be one of  the conspirators in the move to occupy Lahad Datu. Both men vehemently  deny any involvement in the incursion. Nevertheless, they profess  support for the claim of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III.

There were also allegations that Mr Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the  Opposition coalition in Malaysia was a conspirator in the Sabah  incursion. Likewise, Mr Anwar Ibrahim has also denied vehemently any  involvement. In turn, there were counter-allegations that Prime Minister  Najib Razak was responsible for staging this incursion.

Most intelligent (not intelligence) analysis however points to  preventing the final peace agreement between the MILF and the  Philippine Government that is currently being completed in Kuala Lumpur  as the main target of the Sabah incursion, while the fringe commentators  argue that influencing the outcome of the general elections in both  countries (May 2013 in the Philippine and by June 2013 in Malaysia) as  the objective of the incursion.

In the Philippines, the Sabah incursion has popular support among  Filipinos that can affect the outcome of the mid-term elections. This  has prompted the Aquino Administration to do a balancing act of  appeasing Malaysia and at the same time, not offending the Filipino  voters, while in Malaysia, the strong handed approach of Prime Minister  Najib Razak in dealing with the Sabah incursion is an attempt to garner  popular support from Malaysians.

The incident in Sabah could play into  the Prime Minister’s hand as he attempts to gain more support in Sabah  and Sarawak thereby affecting the overall results of Malaysia’s upcoming  general election. Upon the call of United Nations Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon to stop hostilities in Sabah, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III declared  unilateral ceasefire and asked Prime Minister Najib to reciprocate.  Unfortunately, Prime Minister Najib rejected the call and continued the  military offensive against the men of the Sultan. As of 12 March 2013,  the death toll in the fighting stood at 62 killed (54 followers of the  Sultan, and 8 Malaysian policemen). Talks of a negotiated pull-out of  the Sultan’s followers are now underway.

Undeniably, the biggest losers in the Sabah incursion are the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos (estimated  at between 800,000 to 1 million) living in Sabah and the hundreds of  thousands more that depend on their livelihood across the porous  borders, where the free flow of goods and labour are tolerated by both  countries. The Sabah incursion will result in tighter border controls,  expulsion and possible economic exclusion of Filipinos living in Sabah.  Many Filipinos living in Sabah are already being repatriated to the  Philippines.

Just like the Jabidah Massacre that became the battle cry for  the secessionist movement in Mindanao, the Sabah incursion is now being  used by certain quarters as a turning point: a point where the front  have switched side; where the Moros are no longer the first line of  defence against Philippine annexation of Sabah. Some quarters in the  Philippines are now referring to the incident as the Sabah Massacre.  They believe that the “rightful” landlords of Sabah are being victimised  by the “tenant.”

The Sabah incursion cannot be simply dismissed as another armed incursion into Malaysia. Like the Jabidah Massacre  it may serve as a catalyst for future conflict. Malaysia will soon  realise this change among the Moros and will need to reposition its  armed forces into Sabah as well as to reassess its policy in dealing  with the Sabah question.

At this point in time, the Malaysian Government is in the position of  strength to negotiate for a peaceful and definitive solution to the  Sabah question. The Aquino Administration is not keen on pursuing the  Sabah claim and it is beholden to the Malaysian government for brokering  the peace deals with the MILF.
With the inevitable conclusion of the peace deal between the  Government of the Philippines and the MILF, formally ending the  secessionist movement in Mindanao, Malaysia can no longer rely on the  Moros to provide the same buffer zone against Philippine’s possibility  of annexing Sabah – a buffer zone that the Moros freely and unwittingly  provided since the late 1960s.

All stakeholders including the various heirs of the Sultan of Sulu,  the Malaysian Government and the Republic of the Philippines will have  to sit down and resolve the claim once and for all. They cannot simply  sweep the Sabah incursion under the rug and forget about it. Failing to  settle the Sabah issue will create a mirage of peace and security that  is waiting to be shattered.

In the future, if a more belligerent president in the Philippines  emerges that is willing to reclaim Sabah, by all means necessary, just  like the late Ferdinand Marcos; it could spell disaster for both  countries. It is therefore imperative that the Sabah question is finally  put to rest by formally and peacefully resolving it in all legal means  possible.

Acram Latiph, from Mindanao, is a PhD scholar at the the  Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University.  His thesis examines the causes of underdevelopment among the provinces  of the Philippines with a special focus on the Muslim region of  Mindanao.

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Malaysian Cops to HUNT   Security Forces Scorners on Social Media

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Salhan K Ahmad


Police will hunt down individuals who post disparaging comments about the actions of security forces in Sabah via social media, warned deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar.

"I have issued orders to hound those who post statements that disparage or demean the actions of our forces, especially those who have fallen or are injured," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

"Don't commit stupid acts like this... I ask that they stop. We will hound them, we will take action.”

When asked about the legal provisions and penalties for this, Khalid (left) vaguely said that there are "various ways" to do so.

He conceded that action could not be taken against foreigners as “that is out of our jurisdiction”.
Asked about investigations into PKR vice-president Tian Chua who allegedly gave a statement that the intrusion into Lahad Datu was a ‘show’ (sandiwara) by Umno, Khalid the police will make an announcement when the time comes.

Police, however, will not let the Batu MP get away so easily, he said. “How can he get away,” he added.

A police unit from Johor had last night recorded a statement from Tian Chua after hundreds of police reports had been made by individuals and NGOs on the statement which had appeared on the Keadilan Daily website.

Police also recorded statements from two journalists of the PKR organ, as well as a journalist from New Straits Times Press on the same case.
Last Tuesday, Tian Chua had said he was only responsible for the direct quotes in the article.

On a related matter, Khalid announced that police have opened two investigation papers over the intrusion of armed gunmen into Sabah

One covers incidents in and around Lahad Datu and the other, for events at Kampung Simunul in Semporna.

This is being done under Section 130 of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, read together with Penal Code provisions on terrorism-related offences.

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