Our IGP, Ismail Omar, was reported to have referred to the Lahad Datu invaders as enemies. This was what was reported in the FreeMalaysiaKini article here.
Ismail added that police also discovered six other bodies whose identities could not be ascertained.
“We believe they are the bodies of the enemies,” he said.
The PM and IGP have been reported to deny that these invaders are militants or terrorists. Tun M admitted that the Government may have made a wrong assessment in the initial stage of the invasion (read here). He was reported to have said that
“At first we did not think the intrusion was as an external threat for they were on our shore.
Mahathir said the only reason the government had “acted cautiously” in the beginning was because the intruders were Muslims.
The Government classified the 180 armed men as “intruders” and refused to label them as “terrorists” or “militants” which is clearly a mistake because it led to a path of appeasement and negotiation rather than a firm and decisive action.
It is also clear now with the Army positioned that General Zulkifeli believes these invaders are military trained.
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