Ex-OCPD: Bukit Aman made poor decisions in Memali

A former district military arch concerned in a Memali situation suggested which Bukit Aman national military domicile had made poor decisions in its bid to detain so-called militant PAS leader Ibrahim Mahmood, improved known as Ibrahim Libya.

NONEFormer Baling district military arch Tunku Muszaffar Shah Tunku Ibrahim (left), in his book 'Memali: A policeman remembers', pronounced a poor decision-making was a outcome of domestic interference as well as underestimation of a tenacity of Ibrahim's followers.

The full of blood situation upon Nov 19, 1985 resulted in a death of Ibrahim, 13 of his supporters as well as 4 military personnel, after a second botched try to detain him underneath a Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960.

Muszaffar wrote which a top officers in Bukit Aman should never take orders from their "political masters" as well as reject requests which are not in line with military norms or procedures.

"The option as well as action of a military as to how they would go about! doing t heir avocation should be according to prevailing belligerent situations," he wrote.

Musa's order

At a time, a military were underneath a charge of Musa Hitam in his genius as home minister. Dr Mahathir Mohamad was afterwards a budding minister during a incident.

According to a White Paper tabled in Parliament in Feb 1986, a supervision justified attempts to detain Ibrahim underneath a ISA by accusing him of substantiating a Islamic Revolutionary Movement which aims to disintegrate a sovereign supervision by force.

NONEAlthough Muszaffar did not request an! y exampl es of domestic interference, he did note which Musa had issued specific orders during a first botched detain try upon Sept 2, 1984.

In a book, Muszaffar pronounced Musa had ordered Bukit Aman to safeguard which a impediment celebration did not make use of force when impediment Ibrahim as well as repel should they encounter resistence.

Led by a district special branch chief, a impediment celebration went to Ibrahim's home in Kampung Charok Puteh during 2.45am upon which day, though withdrew after they were met by about a dozen people armed with sensory bamboo poles as well as other weapons.

According to afterwards Ibrahim follower Muhamad Yu! sof Husi n's comment of a incident, which forms a chapter of a book, a botched first detain try led to supporters deciding to ensure him from arrest.

Educating destiny commanders

Muszaffar additionally criticised afterwards Bukit Aman leaders, together with a then-acting inspector-general of military (IGP), who was not named, for underestimating a insurgency which Ibrahim's supporters would put up.

Attempts by a vast military delegation to detain Ibrahim during his home in Nov 1985 saw supporters aggressive a military with firearms as well as sharp weapons, before a charismatic preacher was killed.

In a book, he described such superior officers as "armchair generals" who saw it fit to detain Ibrahim during his bastion, meaningful which his supporters were watchful as well as a little of them had shotgun licences.

Speaking to reporters after a book launch during a Lake Club in Kuala Lumpur, Muszaffar pronounced which his first-person comment of a situation was an try to educate destiny military officers.

He stressed which his comment does not contradict a White Paper, which was additionally reproduced in full in his book.

"My book might dissapoint a little people though my purpose is to educate a immature military commanders not to repeat a mistakes," he said.

He pronoun! ced whic h he began a book plan in 2009 after being heavily swayed by his elder hermit Tunku Aziz, who is a former vice-chairperson of Transparency International as well as now DAP vice-chairperson.
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