MANILA,
Philippines - As violence spread in Sabah, the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations were urged yesterday to
intervene and initiate negotiations between Malaysia and the Sultanate
of Sulu.
The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), which issued the call, however, said the Philippine government should be excluded from the negotiations.
MNLF chieftain Nur Misuari also urged Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to stop sending more troops to Sabah and “tone down your voice.”
Misuari said he and his clan are the true owners of Sabah and the Malaysian state of Sarawak. He said history would bear out that Sabah and Sarawak were the original properties of his great, great grandfather.
Habib Mujahab Hashim, chairman of the MNLF’S Islamic Command Council, said their group could serve as mediator between the Sulu sultanate’s army and Malaysian forces.
Hashim said OIC members Brunei or Indonesia could mediate in behalf of the organization of Islamic states.
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The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), which issued the call, however, said the Philippine government should be excluded from the negotiations.
MNLF chieftain Nur Misuari also urged Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to stop sending more troops to Sabah and “tone down your voice.”
Misuari said he and his clan are the true owners of Sabah and the Malaysian state of Sarawak. He said history would bear out that Sabah and Sarawak were the original properties of his great, great grandfather.
Habib Mujahab Hashim, chairman of the MNLF’S Islamic Command Council, said their group could serve as mediator between the Sulu sultanate’s army and Malaysian forces.
Hashim said OIC members Brunei or Indonesia could mediate in behalf of the organization of Islamic states.
- See more at: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/03/04/915534/mnlf-urges-oic-un-intervene-sabah#sthash.rvxfoXjX.dpuf
