Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will probe into the motive behind the protest staged by certain quarters against the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants and forged citizenship documents in Sabah.
Sabah State Assembly Deputy Speaker Datuk Johnny Mositun, who is also PBS Information chief, said he was disappointed with those quarters who dared to staged the protest especially after the setting up of the RCI had been approved by the Parliament.
“I think the protest was baseless. Most of the people (in Sabah) agreed with the setting up of the RCI. “We are just concerned about the interests and the rights of the original residents of Sabah,” he told reporters after hosting a Christmas open house yesterday.
He was commenting on the recent protest made by Sandakan-based Rantau Putra Association, which believed that the setting up of the RCI was unconstitutional and unfair.
The association claimed that the illegal immigrants in Sabah comprised mostly refugees who possessed a IMM13 document, while only a small number of them possessed a MyKad.
On Dec 13, Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also PBS President, said that the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reforms had agreed on the implementation of the 10 proposals, one of which was the setting up of the RCI.
Science, technology and Innovation Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili, who is also PBS deputy president, chairs the committee.
- Bernama
The RCI is needed for Sabah to resolve the illegal immigrant issues once and for all.
Hope that the Federal Government will make a stand about this RCI soon.
A good call for this matter.
those who against the RCI in sabah have their hidden agenda and political interest..
who is the association mentioned by PBS?
its nonsense to say the RCI was unconstitutional and unfair…issuing MyKad through the back doors is unfair to local/pure sabahan..
now its already 2012…what is the govt decision on RCI? and what will PBS do if the govt rejected the RCI? as we all know the 13th general election is just around the corner..
we need the RCI to investigate the project IC…i think there’s no reason why the govt must rejected the proposal except there’s something need to hidden from the public..
those who protest are clearly afraid that the truth will reveal.
the majority has voice out their support towards RCI.. the gov has no choice but to listen to the people.
I hope RCI will be set up as soon as possible. Its bout time to set it up before election comes.
hopefully the federal government will look into this matter with full consideration given the presence stance of Sabah regarding RCI
with the setting up of RCI will give a bird’s eye view regarding the PATI issue in sabah
RCI ini mempertahankan hak dan kepentingan penduduk asal sabah. kenapa perlu dibantah penubuhnnya?
harap-harap RCI dapat ditubuhkan secepat mungkin
Ramai yang mengaharapkan penubuhan RCI, jadi ada baiknya ia ditubuhkan demi kebaikan bersama.
Jika masih juga tak dapat dilaksanakan, harap hal ini diperjelaskan kepada umum supaya ketegangan yang timbul dapat dileraikan.
Sementara itu harap semua pihak bagi kerjasama. Jangan terlalu memeprbesarkan isu ni takut nanti ada pihak yang sengaja guna kesempatan utk kepentingan diri sendiri.
Kata orang usaha tangga kejayaan. Harap2 PBS akan terus berjuang dalam memastikan RCI dapat perhatian sewajarnya.
Harap semuanya OK. Kalaupun bukan RCI, harap ada cara lain yang lebih baik utk tanggani isu pati.
memang wajar RCI ditubuhkan sekarang kerana negeri Sabah dan rakyat tulen
negeri ini perlu dilindungi hak mereka demi masa depan anak bangsa.
dengan adanya sokongan penubuhan RCI
membuktikan bahawa sebilangan pemimpin politik di negeri ini samada
parti UMNO/BN atau pembangkang turut berprihatin mengenai isu PATI yang semakin tenat ini
semoga kerajaan dapat merombak kembali Dasar Maritim dan
Undang-Undang Imigresen serta mengetatkan kawalan keselamatan perairan
negara bagi menjamin sempadan negara ini tidak mudah dibolosi dan
dicabuli PATI.
sudah sekian lama rakyat menggesa Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk memberikan perhatian serius kerana isu ini sudah semakin meruncing.
Semoga masalah ini akan diselesaikan dengan segera kerana ia menyebabkan terlalu banyak masalah kepada Sabah
make sure those oppose the setting up of RCI should be the first to be investigated..
hopefully the federal government will make decision based on the majority voices.. whoever oppose it, the most important is majority Sabahan still support the setting up of RCI..
I support RCI, no matter what
kerajaan persekutuan tidak harus menolak permintaan RCI. Ini cuma mengungkit perasaan tidak puasa hati orang Sabahan terhadap kerajaan sahaja.
RCI harus ada untuk mengenal pasti masalah.
Pihak imigresen harus menjalankan tugas untuk menyekat kemasukan PATI.
Bukan tidak dapat dijangka Kerajaan Persekutuan gagal menubuhkan RCI, pasti ada agenda yang tidak diketahui!
Kalau membantah pasti mereka ini terlibat dalam sindiket projek ic tersebut.