In a meeting with the state UMNO and Barisan Nasional leaders at
the UMNO Building; Najib said that the proposal from the Federal Government to
set up a commission of inquiry under the Commission of Inquiry Act 1950 to
investigate the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah has been given consent
from Agong. The commission will be
chaired by former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Datuk Amar Steve
Shim Lip Kiong while Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry
secretary-general Datuk Saripuddin Kasim has been appointed as the secretary.
As far as I concerned, it will have four commissioners’ namely
former UMS vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kamaruzaman Ampon, former Sabah
Attorney-General Tan Sri Herman Luping, Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation
deputy chairman, Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu. The terms of reference for the commission,
which was to investigate the number of immigrants in Sabah who were issued
identity cards or citizenship, to investigate whether the issuance of the blue
identity cards or citizenship to the immigrants was made based on the law, as
well as will also investigate whether those who obtained the blue identity card
or temporary identification receipt (blue) or citizenship illegally were
registered in the Electoral Roll. The RCI would also investigate whether the
relevant authorities had taken any action or made efforts to improve standard
operating procedures, methods and regulations to avoid non-uniformity with the
law in regard to the matter.
Six months period would begin from the date the instrument of
appointments were issued to the RCI chairman and panel members and that the
report would be submitted to Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 2 leaders from 2 BN
component parties in Sabah-PBS and LDP, Pairin and Liew respectively was
confident that the government will do its best to carry out responsibility and
the objective of the RCI, and hoped the 6 months’ time can bring the desired
result. When asked about the election his respond is, ”I think it’s going to be
next year after the budget has been announced. That is my opinion.”
Liew responded that Najib has spoken and the terms of reference
are very comprehensive and I think it covers all the concern of the Sabah
people with the regard to the problem that have been created by the illegals;
and believes the commission will do a fine job in handling the task.
So we are entering the month of Sept, RCI is yet to kickstart,
what say you?
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