An intercepted
telephone conversation revealed that a group of people was blamed for the
deaths of many in the Lahad Datu intrusion incident, the High Court here heard
today.
A communication
interception processing officer, who was testifying as a protected witness,
said a suspect known as Panglima Alimal alias Tani told an individual
identified as 'Pak Haji' that an incident had occurred which was the group's
fault.
"Tani said (to
Pak Haji) that he did not know where 'they' were and further said 'these
happened because of them and caused a lot of victims to die'," said the
witness through a court interpreter who wore earphones to follow the testimony
of the witness.
The witness, who
went by the initials SBM, was testifying in the trial of 30 individuals linked
to the intrusion by Sulu gunmen at Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu, in February
2013.
SBM told the
court that the conversation was intercepted on March 9, 2013, at 5.12pm.
The witness also
intercepted a telephone conversation between an individual known as 'Si Jamal'
and an unidentified man dubbed 'Lelaki Sabah' in which 'Si Jamal' felt awkward
that 'Nur Misuari' had 'a change of heart'.
"Si Jamal
told Lelaki Sabah that 'those' who were in Semporna were also of the same
stance (as Nur Misuari).
"Lelaki
Sabah told Si Jamal to instruct 'him' to contact the Special Branch (SB) in
Semporna," said the witness.
Asked by deputy
public prosecutor Jamil Aripin if the witness knew who Nur Misuari was, SBM
said no.
The witness also
did not know who had given the instruction to contact the Semporna SB.
In the dock are
27 Filipinos and three local residents who are facing one to multiple charges
of being members of a terrorist group and waging war against the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong.
They are also
alleged to have recruited members for a terrorist group or wilfully harboured
individuals they knew to be members of a terrorist group.
The offences were
allegedly committed between Feb 12 and April 10, 2013.
The hearing
before Justice Stephen Chung at the Sabah Prisons Department continues tomorrow.
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