KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police have confirmed that claims that wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was sighted on an isolated Philippines island are fake.

State police commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said they have conducted necessary investigations and found that the information is false.

“If you listened to the information given, it doesn’t make sense,” he said after a meeting with East Kalimantan police here on Wednesday.

Jalaluddin added that the information is untrue.

“Let’s just leave the issue there,” he said when asked whether any action would be taken against the man who first reported the “sighting” to police last month.

On Oct 10, 46-year old Jamil Omar lodged a report with the Sandakan authorities based on information he had received from his aunt.

Jamil’s aunt had claimed to have heard about the wreckage from her relatives who were hunting for birds at Sugbay Island in Tawi Tawi early this month.

Meanwhile, Jalaluddin said that the annual bilateral meeting was held to exchange information and developments on crime prevention and related issues with the Indonesian police.

“We discuss issues relating to crime, cross border criminals, drug related issues, human trafficking possibilities and even terrorism,” he said.

Meanwhile, Jalaluddin said the annual bilateral meeting held force, also served as a bonding opportunity for the Sabah and East Kalimantan police.

“And this fosters better relations between us and the East Kalimantan police force,” he said.