9 Terrorists Jailed For Life

Nine of the accused in the Lahad Datu intrusion case have been sentenced to life imprisonment for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, three years ago. They were among 17 people found guilty of various offences in the trial presided by Kota Kinabalu High Court Judge Stephen Chung Hian Guan, today. In his judgment, Chung said, there was no evidence that the accused were directly involved in the skirmishes that occurred during the intrusion, nor was there proof that they had killed any member of the security force in cold blood or injured anybody. He noted that the key persons in the intrusion, such as Datu Agbimuddin Kiram and 'General Musa' were not brought to justice. The nine included Filipinos Atik Hussin Abu Bakar, Basad H. Manuel, Ismail Yasin, Virgilio Nemar Patulada alias Mohammad Alam Patulada, Salib Akhmad Emali. Al Wazir Osman, Tani Lahaddahi, Julham Rashid, and Datu Amir Bahar Hushin Kiram.