The camp of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III on Thursday declared a unilateral ceasefire amid an ongoing assault by Malayisan security forces against his followers in Sabah.
At a press conference in Taguig City, Sulu sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani said the unilateral ceasefire became effective as of 12:30 p.m.
Kiram's camp said the ceasefire declaration was in response to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's call earlier in the day to end the ongoing conflict in Sabah.
In a report aired on GMA News TV's "Balitanghali," GMA News reporter She Torres quoted Idjirani as saying that the declaration means Kiram's followers, led by Sultan Kiram's brother Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, will no longer attack.
Idjirani was likewise quoted as saying that they hope the Malaysian government will also declare a ceasefire.
"According to his Royal Highness Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, the achievement that the Sultanate of Sulu or the group of Raja Muda obtained during the last few days cannot compare how Sultan Jamalul Kiram III values the lives of those who were murdered during the March 1st Friday massacre," he said.
During the same press conference, Sultan Kiram said he appreciates the statement of the UN since they have been writing to the international body for many years.
"I'm very happy with that," he said.
Maintain defensive position
In a separate report on dzBB, Idrijani said that while Kiram's camp heeded the UN's call, it also ordered its followers in Sabah to maintain a "defensive position."
"They will remain in the place where they are now," Idjirani said at a press conference in Taguig City.
Also, Idjirani said that as of 12:30 p.m., the Malaysian navy continued its "bombardment" of their followers' position.
He said the declaration by Sultan Kiram of a unilateral ceasefire shows goodwill on their part, hoping the Malaysian government will "reciprocate" and respond to the UN's call. — LBG/RSJ, GMA News
The camp of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III on Thursday declared a unilateral ceasefire amid an ongoing assault by Malayisan security forces against his followers in Sabah.
At a press conference in Taguig City, Sulu sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani said the unilateral ceasefire became effective as of 12:30 p.m.
Kiram's camp said the ceasefire declaration was in response to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's call earlier in the day to end the ongoing conflict in Sabah.
In a report aired on GMA News TV's "Balitanghali," GMA News reporter She Torres quoted Idjirani as saying that the declaration means Kiram's followers, led by Sultan Kiram's brother Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, will no longer attack.
Idjirani was likewise quoted as saying that they hope the Malaysian government will also declare a ceasefire.
"According to his Royal Highness Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, the achievement that the Sultanate of Sulu or the group of Raja Muda obtained during the last few days cannot compare how Sultan Jamalul Kiram III values the lives of those who were murdered during the March 1st Friday massacre," he said.
During the same press conference, Sultan Kiram said he appreciates the statement of the UN since they have been writing to the international body for many years.
"I'm very happy with that," he said.
Maintain defensive position
In a separate report on dzBB, Idrijani said that while Kiram's camp heeded the UN's call, it also ordered its followers in Sabah to maintain a "defensive position."
"They will remain in the place where they are now," Idjirani said at a press conference in Taguig City.
Also, Idjirani said that as of 12:30 p.m., the Malaysian navy continued its "bombardment" of their followers' position.
He said the declaration by Sultan Kiram of a unilateral ceasefire shows goodwill on their part, hoping the Malaysian government will "reciprocate" and respond to the UN's call. — LBG/RSJ, GMA News
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