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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Revisiting The Lahad Datu Intrusion

Published: 16 Sep 2024 2.22 AM Updated: 17 Jul 2026 3.33 AM
Lenggong, 16th September 2024 - For CP Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun, respect for each other regardless of ethnicity and being “people of dignity” are essential for nation-building and ensuring Malaysia's sovereignty.
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Lenggong, 16th September 2024 - For CP Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun, respect for each other regardless of ethnicity and being “people of dignity” are essential for nation-building and ensuring Malaysia's sovereignty.
After all, the former Sabah police commissioner knows all about fighting to protect the nation's sovereignty.
With today being Malaysia Day, Datuk Abdul Rashid reflected on the nation's darkest moment in recent years: the 2013 Lahad Datu intrusion.
It was a dramatic chapter in his career. Serving as the federal police Internal Security and Public Order Department deputy director during Op Daulat, he recounted the perilous moment when he feared for his very life.
He vividly remembers the fraught second day of negotiations with the self-styled Sultanate of the Sulu Crown Prince Agbimuddin Kiram, where his cover was blown and the spectre of death loomed large.
Read further on New Straits Times article attached.
 
ArticlePublished 16 Sep 2024 2.22 AMUpdated 17 Jul 2026 3.33 AM