Sulu Sultan says more Filipinos forced to leave Sabah

From the Manila Standard Today (Jul 11): Sulu Sultan says more Filipinos forced to leave Sabah

Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and followers in Sabah including those who have alleged links to him, continue to suffer atrocities in the hands of  Malaysian security forces,  a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Abraham Idjirani, the Sulu Sultanate’s spokesman and secretary-general, said the Malaysian government has not stopped committing atrocities against the Filipino residents in Sabah even after the sultanate has filed a formal complaint for human rights violations before the United Nations  last week.

“The Malaysian government did not stop from rounding up and deporting Filipinos in Sabah, that is why we included these incidents in our complaint filed before the United Nations,” Idjirani said.

“Nasaan ang pagka-Muslim nila? They continue to violate the rights of Filipinos in Sabah without respite, even when it’s already Ramadan,” the sultanate official pointed out, adding that the Malaysian government has kept this under wraps to avoid international attention.

Idjirani said the sultanate received this information from the men of Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, the leader of the 166-strong Royal Security Forces (RSF) still in Sabah.

Under Malaysia’s Security Offenses (Special Measures) Act of 2012 (SOSMA), Idjirani said local law enforcement units could arrest and detain anyone on mere suspicion of working with terrorists and lawless elements.

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