NB: ALSO, PLEASE SEE OFFICIAL STATEMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST FROM HM SULTAN MUEDZUL KIRAM, 35th and currently reigning Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo. (For information, Sultan Muedzul is busy overseeing a construction project in Sulu as we post this.)
MEANWHILE, AS SOON AS WE GOT WIND OF THE NEWS HERE AT DEFENDERS, WE IMMEDIATELY INQUIRED INQUIRED WITH THE SULTANATE OF SULU AND HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT A GROUP HEADED BY SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE DESCENDANT OF THE SULTAN OF SULU HAS INDEED 'INVADED SABAH.'
We also have received confirmation that the leader of the group is Datu Agbimuddin, younger brother of Royal Datu Jamalul III and Royal Datu Esmail II. The group entered Sabah with Royal Armed Forces elements. Datu Agbimuddin who is also known as 'Puing' by his relatives and close friends, was accompanied by 200 members of his security group but 50 of them had been captured by a Malaysian Navy boat. The rest of the group is now surrounded by Malaysian commando. The confirmation report from the Sultanate of Sulu expressed deep concern for Datu Agbimuddin's followers.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SULU TODAY, Friday, 15 February 2013:
"Ampun Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram, 35th Sultan of Sulu, son of Ampun Moh. Mahakuttah A. Kiram (last recognised Sultan of Sulu by Philippine government under Presidential Memorandum Order 427 issued in 1974 by President of Philippines H.E. Ferdinand Marcos), 34th Sultan of Sulu and grandson of Ampun Esmail E. Kiram, 33rd Sultan of Sulu, is aware that early morning of Tuesday, about 100-200 people, some of them armed men and a handful of women, boarded speedboats on Simunul Island in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines and left for Lahad Datu, a coastal area in Sabah in northern Borneo.
"These men and women were leaded by Datu Ajbimuddin Kiram, who is younger brother of one of the self-styled Sultans of Sulu. Currently there are up to 60 people who claim to be Sultans of Sulu. This incident has nothing to do with the Royal Court neither with legitimate Sultan of Sulu. Ampun Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram, 35th Sultan of Sulu, who lives in Jolo, Sulu is a peaceful man who is working close by with Philippine marines to maintain peaceful and safe environment in Sulu archipelago."
~~ Admins, Defenders of the Philippine Sabah & Spratly Claims
Link to Sultan Muedzul Kiram wall on Facebook, link here
NB: We are monitoring this "stand off" and will share whatever info we receive. Thank you.
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON DEFENDERS OF PHILIPPINE SABAH & SPRATLY CLAIMS community wall
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