Stop meddling in Sabah, PKR tells Najib

PKR doesn’t want a repeat of Najib’s mistakes at the early stages of the armed incursion, which left eight Malaysian security personnel killed.

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KUALA LUMPUR: All security operations in Sabah should be handed over completely to the Malaysian armed forces and police personnel, without interference from politicians, PKR demanded today.

PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli said this was because Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had admitted his administration only began taking action when eight Malaysian security personnel were killed in attacks by the self-styled Royal Sulu Sultan army.

“[Najib’s] statement was aired yesterday on Buletin Umatan, TV3. He clearly confessed to taking military action only after our security forces were killed,” he told a press conference here.

“Because of that, PKR feels that it is right for the whole security operations in Sabah to be given to the Malaysian armed forces and police without intervention from political leaders,” he added.

He said this would ensure there would be no repeat of mistakes made in decision-making which could cost the lives of more security personnel in Sabah.

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