There were no shoot-to-kill orders, officer tells court


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KOTA KINABALU: A senior police VAT69 Commando officer told the High Court that there were no shoot-to-kill orders during their standoff with the Sulu gunmen at Kampung Tanduo about a year ago.

Deputy Supt Abdul Rani Alias told justice Stephen Chung that after arriving at Felda Sahabat 16 in Lahad Datu on Feb 22, 2013, his orders were mainly to divide into groups and carry out close reconnaissance at their assigned locations.

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