No surrender, we stay

Sultan indifferent despite Aquino, Malaysian PM's warning

ByMichael Lim Ubac,Dona Z. Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer

SOBERING NEWS Princess Jacel Kiram updates her father, Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III, upon the carnage upon Friday in between Malaysian military as well as Kiram's followers, who had refused to leave Sabah after their incursion upon Feb. 9 to press their explain over what they call their homeland. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE FILE PHOTO

As Malaysia in jeopardy to take "drastic action" opposite intruding supporters of the sultan of Sulu upon Saturday, President Benigno Aquino III sent the message to the organisation cornered in Sabah: "surrender now, though conditions."

Twelve of the 235 organisation led by Agbimuddin Kiram, hermit of Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III, were killed in the clash with Malaysian military in the seaside encampment of Tanduao in Lahad Datu town, Sabah, upon Friday morning.

Jamalul was unmoved. He appeared briefly with movie actor Robin Padilla, the Muslim convert, before dozens of reporters during his home in Taguig City.

"The only thing they know is surrender. Why should you obey in the own home? They ! did zero wrong in their own home," Jamalul pronounced in Filipino, referring to the President's matter as well as to his hermit in Tanduao.

Agbimuddin texted the sultan early Saturday saying he as well as his superfluous supporters were prepared to die.

"After you buried the nine brothers as well as the sister during sundown, everyone of the 224 left motionless to die in Lahad Datu in pursuit of their dreams as well as aspiration," Agbimuddin said, referring to the burial upon Friday evening of his slain followers.

The message seemed to be editing the Sabah military report which twelve of Agbimuddin's supporters were killed in the clash with Malaysian policemen.

In the hands of Allah

There were additionally reports which among the passed upon the side of Agbimuddin were the aged owner of the residence which the Sulu organisation seized after entering the encampment upon Feb. 9.

Abraham Idjirani, orator for the Sulu sultanate, told reporters which the Kirams had motionless to put the predestine of Agbimuddin as well as his superfluous supporters in the hands of Allah.

He pronounced Agbimuddin's organisation went to Sabah to enforce the pacific fortitude of the sultanate's explain to Sabah.

"This is the long-held aspiration, which Malaysia assimilate which Sabah is owned by the sultanate of Sulu," Idjirani said.

"The sultan is not after an increase in rental since which will benefit only the Kiram family," Idjirani said. "[T]heir father pronounced Sabah is not for sale. It's for the inheritance of the Filipino people."

The ruins of Agbimuddin's organisation were cornered in the smaller area after the 30-minute gun conflict which additionally cost the lives of dual Malaysian policemen as well as injured 3 others, according to news reports from Malaysia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak upon Saturday told reporters which after articulate to Pre! sident A quino upon Friday night, he motionless to give Agbimuddin's organisation dual choices: obey or face the repercussions during the hands of Malaysian confidence forces.

Najib pronounced the window for negotiations was closed, since the antagonistic stand taken by the organisation from Sulu.

"The Sulu [intruders] have to obey or they will face the movement of the confidence forces," Najib pronounced after paying his final respects to the dual policemen killed by mortar glow during the clash with Agbimuddin's group.

Malaysian Inspector General of Police Ismail Omar pronounced Agbimuddin's organisation contingency rught away lay down their arms as well as obey or face "drastic action."

"We have no other options though to take the required movement to detain them," Omar said.

Agbimuddin's organisation was right away "trapped" as well as faced no alternative though surrender, he said.

Presidential message

Malacaang did not say what understanding President Aquino as well as Najib reached, though pronounced the President longed for Agbimuddin as well as his organisation to obey to equivocate serve bloodshed.

Presidential orator Edwin Lacierda read Mr. Aquino's matter addressed to Agbimuddin's organisation during the hastily called news conference.

"To the adults in Lahad Datu, from the really start the design has been to equivocate the loss of lives as well as the shedding of blood. However, you did not join us in this objective. Because of the trail you have taken, what you have been perplexing to equivocate has come to pass," the President said.

"If you have grievances, the trail you chose was wrong. The just, as well as indeed, the only correct thing for you to do is to surrender," he said.

"To those who have change as well as the genius to reason with those in Lahad Datu, you ask you to convey this message: obey now, though conditions," he s! aid.

Lacierda did not without delay answer the question about the Philippine supervision pushing away blame if some-more lives were lost, though said: "The Philippine supervision has exerted all efforts for the pacific resolution. We've done which from Day 1. We've pronounced which we've sent emissaries. We have attempted the most appropriate to deal with them. We have coordinated with Malaysian authorities. What should not have happened did occur yesterday. The most appropriate thing for them to do is surrender."

Jamalul's daughter, Princess Jacel Kiram, pronounced the President's call to obey was "not acceptable."

Jacel denied Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras' matter which Justice Secretary Leila de Lima without delay contacted the sultanate upon Friday night.

She pronounced it was someone claiming to represent De Lima who contacted the sultanate, demanding the "categorical statement" from the sultan grouping his supporters to come home though conditions.

Jacel pronounced supervision emissaries had contacted the family before as well as attempted to impose conditions upon them as well as demanding which their supporters repel from Sabah.

She pronounced what her family longed for was for the supervision to umpire for them as well as arrange negotiations with the Malaysian supervision involving their exclusive explain to Sabah.

"We wish negotiations, not dictation," she said.

Rejecting Almendras' explain which the supervision had done everything for the pacific solution to the crisis, she pronounced the deadlock in Tanduao would go upon until the sultanate as well as the Philippine as well as Malaysian governments agreed to lay down to talk about the Sabah claim.

Followers captured

Idjirani pronounced Agbimuddin reported the capture of 10 members of his organisation by Malaysian military during the raid upon Friday.

Idjirani pronounced Agbimudd! in admit ted which he as well as his supporters were held off-guard.

"That will disprove [claims] which you dismissed the first shot, since you were held by surprise," Idjirani said, referring to the report by Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohammad Zamri Mohammad Kassim upon Friday which the Sulu organisation dismissed during Malaysian police, triggering the response which led to the gun battle.

Idjirani pronounced the sultanate insincere which the captives, all men, were being maltreated in Malaysian military custody. The sultanate, he said, appealed to the United Nations Commission upon Human Rights to umpire for the captives.

Of the superfluous 224 supporters superfluous in Agbimuddin's group, 7 have been women, Idjirani said.

Earlier reports pronounced the organisation was armed with M16 as well as M14 rifles, M16 carbines, M203 explosive device launchers as well as .45 cal. 1911 pistols, though Idjirani pronounced most in the organisation carried bladed weapons like kris as well as barong.

Lockdown

All was reportedly quiet in Lahad Datu upon Friday, as military systematic the lockdown.

Sabah Police Commissioner Hamza Taib pronounced the authorities had the incident underneath control.

Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya pronounced the Philippine charitable goal had arrived in Lahad Datu, although there were reports which the Malaysian authorities stopped the goal in Kota Kinabalu.

Communications Secretary Ramon Carandang pronounced the supervision was articulate to the Malaysian about maximum tolerance.

"We have been still perplexing to find the way to prevent serve bloodshed," Carandang said.With reports from Nikko Dizon in Manila; Allan Nawal, Inquirer Mindanao; as well as The Star/Asia News Network

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