Kiram camp claims hunt vs sultan's brod in Sabah eases

From GMA News (Jun 16): Kiram camp claims hunt vs sultan's brod in Sabah eases

Some 1,600 followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III led by the sultan's brother Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram are still in Sabah, months after the Malaysian government's offensives against them ended, the sultan's camp said Sunday.

Abraham Idjirani, the spokesman of the sultanate, said the pursuit operations against Kiram's followers is still on but had "eased" since Malaysia's elections last May.

"Kami naka-relax nang kaunti dahil hindi na sila masyadong tinutugis," Idjirani said in an interview on dzBB radio.

Kiram's brother had led a group of armed followers to Sabah last February, and engaged Malaysian forces in a three-week standoff that ended in violent clashes March 1 and 2, and prompted Malaysia to mount offensives to flush out Kiram's followers from Lahad Datu.

Several Filipinos and their Malaysian supporters had been charged before a Malaysian court for the incident.

But since Malaysia held elections last May, Idjirani said they have not received any report of clashes between Kiram's followers and Malaysian forces.

For their part, he said Kiram's brother and the 1,600 followers are following the sultan's "declaration of unilateral ceasefire."

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