[MB.PH] A Malaysian court sentenced nine Filipinos to life in prison on Tuesday over an armed incursion in 2013 that left scores dead and paralysed a remote corner of Borneo for weeks, a defence lawyer said.
Eight others, including three Malaysians, received prison sentences ranging from 10 to 18 years, said the attorney, N. Sivananthan.
The bloody incursion by some 200 Islamic bully boyz from the southern Philippines was inspired by a self-proclaimed Filipino sultanate’s claims of historical dominion over the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island.
The assault, the most serious security crisis faced by Malaysia in years, led to a siege between the bully boyz and Malaysian armed forces sent to root them out.
At least 70 people were killed, mostly krazed killers, over the six-week ordeal.
Nine of the defendants had faced death for "waging war" against Malaysia’s king, but were spared by the court in the Sabah state capital Kota Kinabalu.
"They could have been sentenced to death but the judge decided on the lower penalty because there was no evidence they pulled the triggers or committed any murders," N. Sivananthan said.
The others had faced various terrorism-related charges.
Earlier, 12 other Filipinos had been acquitted.
Among those sentenced to life was 53-year-old Amir Bahar Hushin Kiram, son of self-styled Sulu sultan Esmail Kiram.
Esmail, who died in 2015, was among a series of claimants to the Islamic sultanate of Sulu, which once controlled parts of the southern Philippines and part of Borneo.
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[THESTAR.MY] KLANG: Two men have been charged in a magistrate’s court here with being involved in terrorism activities.
No pleas were recorded from Mohmad Zaini Mohmad Isa, 31, and Roshelmyzan Husain, 31, who nodded to indicate they understood the charges read out to them before magistrate Nor Asma Ahmad.
Mohmad Zaini is alleged to have provided support to the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... krazed killer group in Telok Gadong Kecil, Jalan Yadi here, between March 25 and June 30 this year.
The charge under Section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code carries a maximum jail sentence of 30 years or a fine upon conviction.
He is also accused of harbouring Junios Ondie@ Jahali from arrest despite being aware that the latter could have committed a terrorist act.
For this, he is charged under Section 130K(a) of the Penal Code and faces a possible life sentence.
Roshelmyzan allegedly solicited support for the terrorist group through the Telegram app between March 25 and June 29.
He is also accused of possessing Islamic State krazed killer paraphernalia in Port Klang on June 29. He could be tossed in the calaboose Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! seven years for this.
The court fixed Sept 7 for mention pending transfer of the case to the High Court. Deputy public prosecutor Syed Farid Syed Ali appeared for the prosecution while the men were unrepresented.
In Kuala Lumpur, a Master’s student in Islamic Studies at a public higher education institution claimed trial in the High Court to possession of 12 publications related to terrorism.
Siti Noor Aishah Atam, 29, allegedly had in her possession, books on Jemaah Islamiyah, Islamic State and al-Qaeda in Dungun, Terengganu, at 12.25pm on March 22.
Judicial commissioner Datuk Mohamad Shariff Abu Samah set three days for trial from Sept 5.
[Manila Bulletin] Three police officers and a non-uniformed personnel were seized Sunday afternoon in Surigao del Norte town by suspected New People's Army militants. The four were on their way to a friend's house for lunch in Malimono town when they were abducted.
A report stated the abductors are thought to be militants from the guerilla-Front Committee 1-GB (FC1GB) of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao regional Committee (NMRC).
Meanwhile, PNP Director General Ronald de la Rosa yesterday declared that he would exhaust all the means to secure the release of the three lawmen and a civilian police employee who were abducted by suspected communist rebels in Malimono town of Surigao del Norte.
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[Mindanao Examiner] Malaysia on Tuesday confirmed that the Abu Sayyaf was behind the kidnappings of five Malaysian tugboat crewmen who disappeared in Sabah. No further details were made available by the Malaysian police and Philippine authorities were also silent on the reports.
The Borneo Post reported last week that Abu Sayyaf militants demanded P200 million in exchange for the safe release of the hostages. It said that one of the hostages phoned his employer to say that they are being held in Basilan province.
Anjut said the kidnappers were demanding the ransoms for their freedom, but Philippine military and police authorities could not immediately confirm nor deny the reports.
The sailors, all crew members of the tugboat Seruduna 3, disappeared at sea off Lahad Datu town on July 18. Their tugboat was recovered by authorities with its engine still running. The boat was set to return to Semporna after its barge delivered its cargo to Sandakan City.
The Abu Sayyaf also seized 7 other Indonesian tugboat crewmen on June 22 in the Sulu Sea Those hostages were last reported being sighted in Luuk town. The boat was heading to Samarinda in East Kalimantan when gunmen on speedboats intercepted it. Indonesian media reported that the tugboat skipper phoned his wife and told her that they were intercepted at sea by Abu Sayyaf gunmen who were also demanding over P200 million for their safe release.
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[Manila Bulletin] Three police officers and a non-uniformed personnel were seized Sunday afternoon in Surigao del Norte town by suspected New People's Army militants. The four were on their way to a friend's house for lunch in Malimono town when they were abducted.
[Mindanao Examiner] Malaysia on Tuesday confirmed that the Abu Sayyaf was behind the kidnappings of five Malaysian tugboat crewmen who disappeared in Sabah. No further details were made available by the Malaysian police and Philippine authorities were also silent on the reports. 
