Takluk: Lahad Datu | Awareness Documentary
Known as the Lahad Datu 2013 standoff, the Malaysian commando crew fight to defend the sovereignty of the homeland against a militant group.
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00:00And I want to emphasize that no one looks down on the Malaysian government's ideology.
00:08We will not leave our friends, even if they become our enemies.
00:14I can't accept this. I can't accept this.
00:24How can I raise my children on my own?
00:29I can't accept this. I can't accept this.
00:40The incident of the Lada explosion by the Sulu bombers
00:44that happened in February 2013,
00:48a foreign team managed to land on our territory.
00:55I didn't expect that an Afghan team could infiltrate our country.
01:04This bombing incident is a black spot in our country's history.
01:11Twelve months ago, I was informed about a weapon bombing incident
01:18by a group of uniformed soldiers who had landed on the territory of Lada.
01:49Police Department
01:56We have ten departments in the police force.
01:59These are the special forces, traffic police, commercial police, crime police, logistics police, management police,
02:08and one more is the national security department and the public security department.
02:13The main role of the 69th Commandos in the incident in Lada in 2013
02:21was to neutralize the enemy.
02:30Police Department
02:35I was instructed to arrange a number of officers and members to leave tomorrow morning,
02:45which is the 13th of the month, to Lada.
02:49I was instructed to prepare all the members
02:55for the flight to Lada.
03:04The process in Lada was simple.
03:12I was instructed to go to Lada with a large group
03:24to help plan and control the weapon bombings from Suluk.
03:34There were three officers and 48 members under me.
03:39On the 28th of February, all the teams went to their respective positions
03:44and we reduced the number of officers.
03:47In the morning, the Delta group cleaned up the area around the house.
03:53The food was packed.
03:57We brought a little food and budgeted it in three days.
04:00If the operation involved a week, we would budget for a week.
04:04But what was missing was the water supply.
04:07So we had to save money by not taking a shower.
04:13Showering is not important.
04:15The important thing is to drink water.
04:17I served as Alpha Squadron Commander.
04:22I was in the early group with Dato' Rashid and Tuan Anwar.
04:32We helped the PGA to familiarize the area
04:41and to study the enemy
04:45and to represent the plan to the boss day by day.
04:53At that time, I was in the field.
04:58I was in the enemy line.
05:01We were in the enemy line.
05:04I didn't have any protection.
05:09I only had a field and a coconut tree.
05:13Even though there was only one coconut tree,
05:19we could sit together without being noticed by the enemy.
05:23They didn't see us.
05:25Even though they could hear the gunshots,
05:28they couldn't see us.
05:30They only shot at us.
05:32They didn't know where we were.
05:34There were only two of us in one coconut tree.
05:39The next day...
05:42We stayed in one coconut tree.
05:45At around 10 a.m.,
05:49our area was detected by the enemy.
05:52The PGA challenged us to retreat,
05:57but we didn't retreat.
05:59That's how the battle took place in one coconut tree.
06:05Actually, I was the patrol commander
06:08to patrol the area from house to house.
06:13After we did the looping,
06:15we arrived at Mak Bom's house.
06:17There was a battle.
06:20There were comrades fighting.
06:22So, my job was to help in the battle
06:27to save our comrades who were fighting in front of us.
06:31After the gunshots,
06:35we continued to assist the enemy on the left.
06:39So, we entered the enemy's area.
06:42We saw the enemy.
06:44On our way to the enemy's area,
06:49one of our comrades,
06:51Koyum, was shot in front of me.
06:55I didn't expect that.
06:57But when we entered the enemy's area,
07:00there was a panic.
07:03We knew that.
07:04Also, when our comrades were shot,
07:08we were in a panic.
07:10We heard their screams.
07:14So, I was the one who retreated.
07:17Moreover, I was the patrol commander.
07:19So, I retreated and brought him to safety.
07:22At that time, my team and I
07:25were placed in a base camp
07:30at that place.
07:32When my team,
07:34which was in front of me,
07:36namely,
07:38Corporal Saparuddin,
07:40at that time,
07:41I and Corporal Saparuddin were one team.
07:44Also, Corporal Saparuddin,
07:46the late one,
07:47and the patrol commander were one team.
07:50So, my distance from the patrol commander was two teams.
07:54At the same time,
07:55one of my team members
07:57informed me
08:00that Corporal Saparuddin,
08:03who was nicknamed Megat,
08:06was retreating.
08:07He told me,
08:08he called me,
08:09Broker!
08:10Megat was shot.
08:12At the same time,
08:13I asked the medical team
08:15to assist Megat.
08:19We saw that
08:20Corporal Saparuddin was shot here.
08:22Under the eye.
08:24He was shot on the right side.
08:25He died at that time.
08:28It was related to what was said earlier,
08:31the wall did not fall.
08:33So, for me,
08:35we saw the speed of the bullet.
08:38Especially,
08:39when a long-range bullet
08:41uses a five-six,
08:45for example,
08:46when it hits,
08:47maybe the bullet will go straight through.
08:50So, he didn't fall there.
08:52He didn't fall.
08:53Maybe he died somewhere else.
08:56When the incident happened,
08:59me and Wani,
09:01he was not far away,
09:02more or less,
09:03within two floors.
09:04I just felt,
09:06his feeling,
09:07he had been shot.
09:10So, my feeling at that time,
09:13we just did the usual,
09:15because we didn't know
09:16what the actual situation was.
09:18And we gave our spirits to our friends,
09:21so that we can continue to fight.
09:23The sad feeling actually happened
09:25after the incident.
09:27Not in the incident,
09:29we were fighting,
09:30the sad feeling,
09:31we didn't have it at all.
09:32What we were able to do,
09:33was to try to defend
09:35our other comrades,
09:37and defend ourselves.
09:39The biggest challenge
09:40was in the operation.
09:43Where,
09:44what we did was,
09:47we tried to control ourselves first,
09:51with too many enemies,
09:53on the left,
09:55some were in front of us,
09:57and some were running.
09:59So, the enemies were aggressive.
10:01So, our challenge was,
10:03we had to fight ourselves first,
10:06before we could shoot.
10:08To pull the trigger first,
10:10that was the first challenge.
10:12The most tragic thing was,
10:14on the first day of the month,
10:16that night,
10:17I went to bed,
10:19next to this old man.
10:21That night, he was silent.
10:23The next morning, he moved.
10:25Not exactly at 9.55am,
10:29around 10am.
10:30He was hit.
10:31I saw his hand,
10:33it was like,
10:34he was about to die.
10:36It was like,
10:37it was scratched.
10:38That time,
10:41when I picked him up,
10:42his brain came out.
10:45That was the most regretful thing,
10:47I couldn't forget.
10:48The death of Sergeant Sabahudin.
10:51During the battle,
10:52on the first day of the month,
10:54one of my officers,
10:56Dr. Zulkifli,
10:57was killed.
10:58It happened,
10:59close to me.
11:01On the right,
11:03I was on the tree.
11:06And,
11:07it happened,
11:08quite fast.
11:12Zulkifli's head was lifted,
11:15and he was shot.
11:17I was informed that,
11:18the battle started from Sector C,
11:20from the Nato Ananwa group,
11:23which involved,
11:25one officer,
11:26one member,
11:27was killed.
11:28KIA,
11:29Kill In Action.
11:30He was shot there.
11:32And, two serious injuries.
11:35At that time,
11:36Corporal Tamizhi,
11:37and,
11:38Corporal Alman Ampong.
11:40The worst part was,
11:41Alman was badly injured.
11:43He was shot in the hip area.
11:46Injured.
11:47And,
11:48Tamizhi,
11:49he was shot from,
11:51the chest.
11:53He was shot from the chest,
11:54and the chest.
11:56After I died,
11:58in the shooting situation,
12:00I was shot.
12:01I told my friend,
12:03Azman,
12:05I told him,
12:06I was shot.
12:07Man, I was shot.
12:08I told him,
12:09Where were you shot?
12:10He said,
12:11I was shot in the leg.
12:13Can you shoot again?
12:14Can you fight?
12:15Yes.
12:16Fight.
12:17Shoot.
12:18Shoot, shoot, shoot.
12:20I was out of,
12:21my magazine.
12:23I wanted to change it,
12:25but I couldn't lift my hand.
12:28I told Azman again,
12:29Man,
12:30I couldn't shoot anymore.
12:32Why?
12:34I told him,
12:35I was shot in the hand.
12:36I couldn't lift my hand.
12:38He said,
12:39Go to the back.
12:40Azman said,
12:41Go to the back.
12:42Take cover.
12:43While Azman was giving,
12:45the cover fire,
12:46I went to the back.
12:49When I got to the back,
12:50I changed my magazine,
12:52and he told me to go to the back,
12:54to take cover.
12:56Until,
12:57from 9.45,
12:59until around 12 o'clock,
13:01I was taken to,
13:03Rahat Dato Hospital.
13:06I had one hand,
13:08and a leg.
13:11At the same time,
13:12simultaneously,
13:14the Alpha group,
13:15led by Mr. Akhmar,
13:18tried to help,
13:19which was directed to help,
13:21give cover fire,
13:22to other groups,
13:23was also shot.
13:25So, they couldn't move,
13:27to help.
13:28Because they just moved,
13:30the enemy shot them.
13:32So,
13:33Charlie,
13:34was hit,
13:36and Bravo,
13:37at that time,
13:38was almost hit,
13:39but maybe,
13:40Mr. Manca,
13:41now,
13:42Mr. Manca,
13:43saw that,
13:44there was a need,
13:45for Leo,
13:46where Leo,
13:47was thrown into the dead ground.
13:49We saw him moving,
13:50to cover the group,
13:51from Charlie,
13:52I said,
13:53Charlie,
13:54so he let it go,
13:55the kids were excited,
13:56they couldn't wait,
13:57to shoot.
13:58So,
13:59when Leo,
14:00went into the dead ground,
14:01entered the area,
14:02we saw him,
14:03attacked him,
14:04and they were killed.
14:06And,
14:07the circle was reduced,
14:08from the Charlie group.
14:12Now,
14:13the Delta group,
14:16tried to help,
14:18and also,
14:19caused an accident,
14:21to Mr. Kayum,
14:23where he was injured,
14:24in his shoulder.
14:25There,
14:26a decision,
14:28had to be made,
14:29yes,
14:30had to be made,
14:312 were killed,
14:323 were seriously injured.
14:34Group D,
14:35Delta Sector,
14:37Charlie Sector,
14:38and Bravo Sector.
14:40So,
14:41whether they,
14:42wanted to move,
14:43straight to Saharan,
14:45or,
14:46what was the order,
14:47they gave.
14:48So,
14:49the order they gave,
14:50was to stay put there,
14:51or,
14:52stay tactically there,
14:54because,
14:55we will make a decision,
14:56to get them out,
14:57if they are still,
14:58seriously injured.
15:04There were 2 options.
15:06The first option was,
15:07deliberate action,
15:09or,
15:10a planned attack.
15:11The second option was,
15:12immediate action,
15:13or,
15:14a sudden attack.
15:15But,
15:16in that situation,
15:18I,
15:19if I wanted to take action,
15:21immediately,
15:22at that time,
15:23we had to take action,
15:25in an IA,
15:26or,
15:27immediate action.
15:28When I received the order,
15:29from the Chief of Staff,
15:30I contacted,
15:31Dato' Rashid,
15:32at that time,
15:33and,
15:34I asked,
15:35I asked,
15:36his instructions,
15:37to make a proper plan.
15:38So,
15:39the instructions I received,
15:40from Dato' Rashid,
15:41was to,
15:42make a,
15:43a DA move.
15:45So,
15:46we had to make a plan first,
15:47as I told you,
15:48our position there,
15:49because,
15:50we never,
15:51entered that area,
15:52and,
15:53we,
15:54didn't get a picture yet,
15:55how the situation,
15:56got worse.
15:57At that time,
15:58it was,
15:59late at night,
16:00right?
16:01So, we had to make,
16:02a really detailed plan.
16:04Get the provisions,
16:05properly first,
16:06right?
16:07Before,
16:08doing the rescue operation.
16:10Back then,
16:11I was an Inspector,
16:12in the Movement Provisions Inspectorate.
16:13But,
16:14directly involved,
16:15in Simuno,
16:16in Kampung Air itself,
16:17in Simuno.
16:18Until,
16:19it's been 11 years,
16:20we're still,
16:21still on duty,
16:22in Sabah.
16:23So,
16:24we still,
16:25got the intelligence,
16:27at the same time.
16:28So,
16:29that feeling,
16:30people said,
16:31we're a bit relieved,
16:33because we've been to ISCOM.
16:35But,
16:36from the point of view,
16:37people said,
16:38the determination,
16:39is still there,
16:40until now.
16:46A message to the late ASP,
16:47Zulkifli Mahmad,
16:48who was killed,
16:49in Lahat Datu Sabah,
16:50during the resistance,
16:51against the Sulu invasion,
16:52in 2013.
16:54At that time,
16:55I,
16:56just finished,
16:57from school,
16:58kindergarten.
16:59When I came back,
17:00I,
17:01saw my mother,
17:02fainted,
17:03and,
17:04unconscious.
17:05At that time,
17:06I,
17:07felt panic,
17:08and I,
17:09didn't know,
17:10why my mother,
17:11fainted.
17:12When I,
17:13found out,
17:14that my father,
17:15had passed away,
17:16I also,
17:17felt sad,
17:18at that time.
17:19I was holding,
17:20Allah's clothes,
17:21because,
17:22Allah's clothes,
17:23gave me strength,
17:24and,
17:25this time,
17:26I was sitting,
17:27on this chair,
17:28because,
17:29my knees,
17:30were too weak,
17:31to stand,
17:32and,
17:33because,
17:34I was pregnant,
17:35at that time,
17:36my child,
17:37was still small,
17:38at that time.
17:40And,
17:41on Friday,
17:42I remember,
17:431st of March,
17:442013,
17:45on Friday,
17:46afternoon,
17:47my uncle called,
17:48and asked,
17:49what do you want,
17:50to go to KL?
17:51At that time,
17:52we were still students,
17:53we didn't think about it,
17:54at that time.
17:55But,
17:56he said,
17:57when one of my best friends,
17:59my best friend,
18:00my neighbor,
18:01called me,
18:02he said,
18:03Zik,
18:04I hope you be patient,
18:05I hope you be patient,
18:06like,
18:07what's the matter,
18:08why did you say that?
18:09I said,
18:10I'll call your mother,
18:11right now.
18:12Then,
18:13I hung up,
18:14and called my mother.
18:15My sister called,
18:16she picked up,
18:17then she said,
18:18you and father are gone.
18:19Then,
18:21how was she?
18:23We didn't know,
18:24that feeling,
18:25she was sad,
18:27she was angry.
18:34For,
18:35this film,
18:36it should be,
18:37demonstrated,
18:38from,
18:40the real story,
18:41the events that happened,
18:42in the first,
18:43and second months.
18:44To the society,
18:45or all the audience,
18:46come,
18:47or,
18:48or,
18:49or a little,
18:50patriotic spirit,
18:51for,
18:52love and love the country.
18:54The sacrifices,
18:55that have been made,
18:56by,
18:57officers and members,
18:59of the security forces,
19:00regardless of,
19:01the police,
19:02or the ATMs,
19:03they are sacrificing,
19:04to defend,
19:05the sovereignty of the country.
19:06So,
19:07the hope is,
19:08we want,
19:10this film to be successful.
19:11We hope,
19:12this film,
19:13can be a little,
19:15encouragement,
19:16or,
19:17encouragement,
19:18to,
19:19all,
19:20Malaysian people,
19:22that,
19:24appreciate,
19:25the sovereignty of the country.
19:27If this film is successful,
19:28it will,
19:29attract,
19:30our new,
19:31generation,
19:32to,
19:33people say,
19:34they ask,
19:35to join the police,
19:36and then,
19:37they can join,
19:38the 69 Commandos.
19:39Because we want,
19:40human resources,
19:41human resources,
19:42that,
19:43people say,
19:44are high quality.
19:45From many,
19:46schools,
19:47they are,
19:48interested.
19:49So,
19:50from there,
19:51they can know,
19:52they are interested,
19:53we have,
19:54we will not lose,
19:55this training.
19:56So,
19:57we are grateful,
19:58that we live,
19:59in a safe,
20:00military,
20:01we can,
20:02work,
20:03well,
20:04we can,
20:05get education,
20:06well,
20:07we can,
20:08do business,
20:09well,
20:10and so on.
20:11So,
20:12appreciate,
20:13a little,
20:14the sacrifice,
20:15always,
20:16behind,
20:17the wall,
20:18that rarely,
20:19we,
20:20watch.
20:21But,
20:22believe,
20:23that,
20:24all,
20:25the security forces,
20:26will stand,
20:27firmly,
20:28behind,
20:29to defend,
20:30the country,
20:31that rules.
20:32To me,
20:33this incident,
20:34should be,
20:35a statement,
20:36and a reminder,
20:37to us,
20:38Malaysians,
20:39that,
20:40our country,
20:41that is,
20:42harmonious,
20:43safe,
20:44peaceful,
20:45and,
20:46rich,
20:47is,
20:48always,
20:49jealous,
20:50of us.
20:51We,
20:52as Malaysians,
20:53must,
20:54always,
20:55unite,
20:56always,
20:57work together,
20:58with the security forces,
20:59of our country,
21:00to ensure,
21:01that our country,
21:02is not easily,
21:03invaded,
21:04by,
21:05any side.
21:06My father,
21:07gave me,
21:08inspiration,
21:09to,
21:10continue living,
21:11and,
21:12not,
21:13be,
21:14lazy,
21:15and,
21:18continue,
21:19taking care,
21:20of my parents,
21:21my siblings,
21:23and become,
21:24a strong person.
21:25The last sentence,
21:26that I want to say,
21:27to my father,
21:28is,
21:32I,
21:33really want,
21:34my father,
21:35to stop,
21:36being a police,
21:37and continue,
21:38living with us,
21:39and,
21:40spend time with us.
21:42I,
21:43really,
21:44want,
21:45my father,
21:46to stop,
21:47being a police,
21:48and continue,
21:49living with us.
22:13Even though,
22:14you are missing,
22:15without a trace,
22:16you are,
22:17the real fighter.
22:30We always,
22:31have to be ready,
22:32good or bad,
22:33after a marriage.
22:42Ah!
22:43Ah!
22:44Ah!
22:45Ah!
22:46Ah!
23:13All of them,
23:14are not dead yet, Sam.
23:16We have to continue,
23:17their struggle.
23:21The time of your sacrifice,
23:22is too short.
23:24It's not a sacrifice,
23:25it's just,
23:26to start a war.
23:28Fire!
23:29Fire!
23:42Finish,
23:43the revenge,
23:44I deserve.
23:50Today,
23:52is the day,
23:53to finish,
23:54all of them!