Sunday March 3, 2013
Deputy IGP: Commandos will be remembered as heroes
SUBANG JAYA: Commandos Insp Zulkifli Mamat and Kpl Sabaruddin Daud who died in a shootout with armed intruders in Lahad Datu will be remembered as heroes, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
He said the force would also take care of the fallen commandos' children and family.
“It is a sad moment for the police to lose two of our personnel. Both men had fought bravely to keep our country safe and shall remain in our thoughts and prayers,” he said when met at the at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Subang yesterday.
Tense situation: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein accompanied by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar (right) and Lahad Datu district police Chief Supt Shamsuddin Mat (left) after a briefing at Felda Sahabat in Lahad Datu. Speaking on behalf of the police force, Khalid said he wanted to tell their families how proud the force was of both men.
“I would also like to convey our deepest condolences to the families of Insp Zulkifli and Kpl Sabaruddin. Although both of them are gone, their wives and children are still part of our family in the police force and we will take care of them,” he said.
Insp Zulkifli was laid to rest in Besut, Terengganu while Kpl Sabaruddin was laid to rest in Sungai Luas, Sabak Bernam.
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