Lahad Datu: Self-styled Sulu Sultan rules out “disengagement’

MANILA: Sultan Jamalul Kiram III (pix) of Sulu on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of his armed followers leaving Sabah soon, saying he did not authorize his younger brother to negotiate with the government about the “disengagement” of the sultanate's “royal army” from the east Malaysian state the sultanate claims to own.

Speaking to reporters at his residence in Taguig City, Kiram maintained that while he allowed his brother, Sultan Bantilan Esmail Kiram II, to meet with Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, he did not give the green light to negotiate in behalf of the sultanate.