Sunday, April 14, 2013

Operations vs Kiram followers in Sabah to end in a few days — Malaysian PM

From GMA News (Apr 14): Operations vs Kiram followers in Sabah to end in a few days — Malaysian PM

Ops Daulat, the Malaysian government's operations to flush out followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III from Sabah, may end in a few days' time, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Saturday.

Speaking at an appreciation ceremony for security forces, Najib said the operations will continue but through the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).

"The actual fact is that 'Ops Daulat' will end but all police and military actions that are necessary are taken, until all the terrorists or their collaborators are eliminated totally," he said, according to a report on Malaysia's New Straits Times.

A separate report on The Star Online quoted him as saying that while Ops Daulat will end "in name," police and armed forces will maintain efforts to wipe out intruders and their supporters.

"No one inside or outside the country will be allowed to jeopardize our security, peace and safety of the country," he said at an Ops Daulat appreciation ceremony for security forces.

Earlier Saturday, Najib officially launched Esscom, which has four key strategic areas of operations - intelligence gathering, improving coastal surveillance, increasing capacity to intercept intruders or people coming into the sea area; and increasing capacity to capture intruders who managed to slip into the mainland.

Najib also announced a special award called Pingat Kedaulatan Negara (National Sovereignty Medal) which will be given to all individuals who served in Ops Daulat.

Ops Daulat started March 5, in the wake of deadly clashes March 1 and 2 between Kiram's followers and Malaysian security forces.

Before the deadly clashes, Kiram's followers had engaged the Malaysian forces in a three-week standoff.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/303769/news/nation/operations-vs-kiram-followers-in-sabah-to-end-in-a-few-days-malaysian-pm

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