Lahad Datu: Security forces
detained a suspected Sulu terrorist in the Ops Daulat offensive zone at the
Felda Sahabat plantation at 6.30am Saturday and believe some 50 terrorists are
still in the area but in small groups.
Sabah Police Commissioner
Datuk Hamza Taib said the suspect had no identification papers on him and was
taken to the police station for questioning. He was held under the Security
Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, but Hamza did not reveal where he was
picked up.
So far 104 individuals had
been arrested under the Act while 232 people were being held under different
laws, he said.
The joint press conference
was also attended by Army First Division commander Maj Gen Datuk Ahmad Zaki
Mokhtar.
Hamza said 61 terrorists had
been killed since March 1 when the terrorists killed two policemen. Six more
policemen and two soldiers have also been killed in clashes with the
terrorists.
The Government launched the
"Ops Daulat" offensive on March 5 after the terrorists, who rejected
a negotiated settlement of their intrusion into Sabah on Feb 12, started
attacking the security forces.
Hamza said the security
forces' mopping-up exercise in Kampung Tanjung Batu was expected to be
completed by today (Sunday).
He advised villagers and
newsmen against entering the village.
"We need the
cooperation of the people in channelling information to the security forces so
that we can eliminate the remaining terrorists," he said.
Hamza said the security
forces were also working to remove 10 bodies of terrorists still in the
village.
He explained that only 15
terrorists were killed by security forces in a clash in Kampung Tanduo on March
1, and not 27 as reported.
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