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Appendix 3 – Signed Statement by Jalaluddin Abu Bakar 405
Appendix 3
English Translation of Signed Statement by
Jalaluddin Abu Bakar, Former CID Officer, Malaya
Record of Events
When World War II broke out in Malaya and the Japanese came into
power, I was arrested by the Japanese Army through the collaboration of
Onan Haji Siraj. My superior officer, Raja Ahmed Hisham, the most
senior Malay Police Officer prior to the War and I were detained in a
room that was guarded by Japanese soldiers and KMM members.
While Raja Ahmed Hisham and I were in custody together, Onan Haji
Siraj threatened me consistently. He said that I would be killed as soon
as the British were defeated, especially after Singapore had fallen into
Japanese hands. I cannot describe how Onan’s mental torture had affected
my heart and mind.
I am much indebted and grateful to Enchik Mustapha Hussain who
sincerely helped us when we were in the Japanese custody. It was through
his intercession with the Japanese that Raja Ahmed Hisham and I escaped
a brutal fate; in other words Enchik Mustapha saved us from being beheaded
or killed by the Japanese.
I still remember how he and I travelled to Serdang and Ulu Langat
to look for food. He also allowed me a few hours of freedom to render
help to Raja Ahmed Hisham’s family.
With the personal guarantee of kind M.N. Othman, then KMM
Secretary for Selangor, I returned to my village in Temoh to see my family.
Upon my return to Kuala Lumpur, I found that Enchik Mustapha Hussain
had already freed Raja Ahmed Hisham.
After World War II was over, I wrote a statement (to the British authorities)
about active KMM members, particularly about Enchik Mustapha
Hussain, explaining the true facts of what had happened to Raja Ahmed
Hisham and I. Among other things, I mentioned about Enchik Mustapha’s
invaluable assistance, and good deeds, to Raja Ahmad Hisham and I
during the Japanese Occupation.
This is a true statement of facts that I remember vividly.
Signed………………
Jalaluddin Abu Bakar
Ex-CID, Malaya