Security alert for Sulu delegation to Sabah

The Sun Daily (Feb 27): Security alert for Sulu delegation to Sabah

Police are closely monitoring entry points in Sabah following an intelligence report that claimed a delegation led by chieftains of the defunct Sulu Sultanate in South Philippines were making plans to visit the state to meet local Suluk leaders.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said today that police are investigating what their intentions are to enter the state.

"That is the information we received and we are not sure what they are up to. Maybe to meet some individuals here, but we are monitoring the situation and will take action if the need arises." he said.

The defunct Sulu Sultanate, led by their late chieftain Jamalul Kiram who was behind the Lahad Datu incursion in February last year, had sent an army of about 250 men to the state in a bid to lay claim to Sabah.

Meanwhile, Khalid rebutted a news report that 60 of his men, including senior officers, are under a high-profile probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for corruption involving millions of ringgit.

"I met Abu Kassim (MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed) on Wednesday and he told me the news report was false, it is not true.So I do not know where the Malaysian Insider got all this information. Maybe they got it from a 'tukang kebun' (gardener) or so and decided to run the story.

"Such reporting is not right." he said after a function with ex-senior police officers at the Jalan Semarak police training centre.

However, Khalid admitted that there are several policemen, including a senior officer, who are being investigated by the MACC for graft and abuse of power.

On another matter, Khalid said police are aware of the recent rise in shooting cases and have taken step to counter the problem.

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