Not wise to chase kidnappers into Philippines, says retiring Sabah police chief


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 29 Dec 2016

KOTA KINABALU: Chasing Filipino cross border kidnappers into their island “dens” in southern Philippines will not be a “wise” move, retiring Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun said.

He said that security agencies under the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) were not familiar with the hideouts of the gunmen in their home ground and this could  risky for them.

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