KUALA LUMPUR: Police said the claims on Sabah and Malaysia by a group of people claiming to be the heirs of the defunct Sulu Sultanate are a threat to national security.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the Bukit Aman Classified Crime Investigation and Criminal Investigation Department had opened investigation papers on the group.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 124(K) of the Penal Code for sabotage.

This came following a report lodged by Prime Minister's Department's Legal Affairs Division director-general, Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

"Police have received a report lodged by the Legal Affairs Division's director-general against a group of people claiming to be the heirs of the Sulu Sultanate.

"The report was lodged following a claim filed by the group through a Notice of Arbitration submitted to the Malaysian government on July 30, 2019.

"The claim is a threat to national security."

Acryl said police viewed seriously any attempts by irresponsible quarters to disrupt public order by sabotaging the safety, sovereignty and stability of the country.

"The police give our assurance that a thorough investigation will be carried out."

On May 25, Khairul Dzaimee lodged a police report against the group.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Department's Special Secretariat had said the report was lodged following a claim filed by the group through a Notice of Arbitration submitted to the Malaysian government on July 30, 2019 involving a claim exceeding US$32 billion.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2023/05/914894/igp-claims-so-called-sulu-sultanate-heirs-national-security-threat