From GMA News (Jun 8): Sabah incursion cases of Sultan Kiram followers to be transferred to Kota Kinabalu — New Straits Times report
Cases related to the entry of followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III intoSabah earlier this year may soon be transferred to Kota Kinabalu, a Malaysian news site reported Friday.
A report on the New Straits Times said the high court in Tawau granted a petition to transfer cases related to the Lahad Datu incident.
Cases related to the entry of followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III into
A report on the New Straits Times said the high court in Tawau granted a petition to transfer cases related to the Lahad Datu incident.
It quoted Federal Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Patail as saying Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak, granted his application to transfer the cases.
The report added policeman Corporal Hassan Ali Basri, who was accused of witholding information of terrorist activities, will be the first to go on trial from June 24 to 27.
Court date for the other accused have been set on June 27, the report added.
Another charged
The New Straits Times also said another man linked to the alleged terrorist intrusion in Lahad Datu was charged in the high court in Tawau Friday.
A Bernama report posted on the New Straits Times identified the latest accused as Totoh Hismullah, but did not immediately say if he was a Filipino or a Malaysian.
Hismullah was charged with waging war against the King and being a member of a terrorist group, the New Straits Times report said.
Waging war on the King carries the death penalty upon conviction, while terrorism carries the penalty of life imprisonment upon conviction.
The charges lodged against Hismullah brought to 31 the number of people charged in relation to the Sabah row so far.
Kiram's followers entered Sabah last February and engaged Malaysian forces in a three-week standoff. The standoff ended with deadly clashes on March 1 and 2.
In turn, the deadly clashes prompted Malaysian forces to conduct offensives to flush out the Kiram followers.
PHL lawyer
Meanwhile, NST reported James Tsai, a lawyer appointed by the Philippine government to represent its citizens facing charges for the Sabah row, will represent 24 Filipinos charged in the case.
Tsai said the Kota Kinabalu High Court is to hear on June 12 an application by lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan to join the team.