KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia will stop at nothing to ensure the
operations to flush out the Sulu gunmen in Sabah's east coast meet their
objectives, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
“We will only consider a ceasefire if the remaining gunmen
surrender unconditionally.
“This is what we can promise the people, especially the
widows of our fallen heroes,” he said during a visit to the home of Sumiati
Suara, 51, the widow of Sjn Baharin Hamit, one of the officers killed in an
ambush at Kampung Simunul in Semporna on March 2.
Hishammuddin said he would visit and present aid to other
bereaved families affected by the tragic incidents arising out of illegal
claims to Sabah by Sulu groups from the Philippines.
“I can see people are very supportive. We are all proud of
our security forces,” he said.
He regretted, however, that there were parties using the
crisis to gain political mileage.
“In times like these, there are people politicising the
incidents.
“Instead of helping out, they come out with slanderous
statements,” he said, citing recent allegations by PKR vice-president Tian Chua
that the shooting of Malaysian security forces by the Sulu invaders was an Umno
conspiracy.
Meanwhile, Sumiati thanked the Government and all Malaysians
for their support and assistance.
“My children are starting to accept the fact and I can see
they are very proud of their late father, as his image is always seen on TV and
given the recognition as a national hero,” she said.
The late Sjn Baharin and Sumiati have two children, Muhd
Izzat Syafiq, 15, and Nur Syafiqah, 11.
