ASSENT.....Najib
said the panel has already received the King’s assent.
By : Clara CHOOI
KOTA KINABALU : The
highly-anticipated Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Sabah’s illegal
immigrant issue has been given six months to investigate allegations that
foreigners have been unlawfully awarded Malaysian identity cards and included
in the state’s electoral roll.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak announced today an eight-point terms of reference for the royal
panel, which he said has already received the consent of the Yang diPertuan
Agong.
“The formation of this RCI
proves the federal government’s commitment to investigate the issues
surrounding the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah.
“The government hopes that
Sabahans will benefit from this inquiry and join the government in seeking the
best strategy and method to solve the problem,” he said in a press conference
at Sabah Umno’s headquarters here.
The five-member panel will
be chaired by former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Steve Chim Lip
Kiong and will comprise four commissioners ― former Universiti Malaysia Sabah
vice-chancellor Datuk Seri Prof Dr Kamaruzaman Ampon, former Sabah
Attorney-General Tan Sri Herman J. Luping, Malaysian Crime Prevention
Foundation deputy chairman and former Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Henry
Poy-Wu, and former Sabah State Secretary Datuk Kee Mustafa.
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