About 300 retired police personnel today staged a peaceful demonstration at the National Monument in Kuala Lumpur, expressing support for the government's handling of the armed intrusion in Sabah and condemning PKR vice-president Tian Chua's controversial statement.

The demonstrators were led by former deputy police chief Shamsuri Arshad.

They comprised representatives of retired personnel of the VAT 69 Commando Unit, Police Squad 69 Unit, Ex-Policemen's Association of Malaysia, Special Branch, Police Field Force, Yayasan Pengaman Malaysia and the Retired Senior Police Officers Association of Malaysia.

Among those who took part in the hour-long demonstration were former inspector-general of police (IGP) Norian Mai, former deputy IGP Mohd Najib Abdul Aziz, former deputy IGP Husin Ismail, former CID director Mohd Zaman Khan and former Kuala Lumpur deputy chief police officer Khoo Ah See.

The demonstrators carried banners condemning Chua and demanding his apology for having stated that the armed intrusion in Lahad Datu was orchestrated by Umno to divert attention and intimidate the people.

Eight policemen were killed in skirmishes with armed intruders claiming to be from the royal army of the Sulu sultanate in the Philippines, in Kampung Tanduo near Lahad Datu and Semporna on March 1 and 2.

 - Bernama

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