Lahad Datu terrorist intrusion a wake-up call for Malaysia: Najib

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By admin-s On Mar 13, 2013

(The Malaysian Insider) – “That (attack on Lahad Datu and Semporna) is an external threat and we must deal with it. So, when we decide to spend on defence and security, people should not question it.”

Datuk Seri Najib Razak has described the intrusion by Sulu terrorists in Lahad Datu as a wake-up call not only for the government but also for the people especially in Sabah on the need to be better prepared to face external threats.

Saying that the government would not take security for granted, the prime minister (picture) said no effort would be spared to ensure that the security forces were well-trained, well-equipped and prepared to deal with incidents of this nature.

“I think we’ve gone through a long phase of peace and stability in Malaysia. The communist (terrorists) laid down their arms in 1989 and since then it has been a long period of peace and stability in Malaysia.

“That (attack on Lahad Datu and Semporna) is an external threat and we must deal with it. So, when we decide to spend on defence and security, people should not question it.

“They should see it as protecting our security, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Najib said on the “Conversation with the PM” programme aired on TV3 tonight.

Stressing that the government would not compromise when it came to Malaysia’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity, Najib said: “We must do whatever we can to ensure that Malaysians anywhere, in any part of Malaysia, feel secure, safe and their future safeguarded by the government.”