SABAH RCI MEMBERS GET THEIR LETTERS

By : DR CHONG ENG LEONG

THE COMMISSIONERS finally received their appointment letters on 21 Sept 2012 – almost eight months after the Federal Cabinet decided on 8 February to set up this RCI.

Past RCIs were very quick in formulating the TOR and getting the letters of appointment from our Agong but not this RCI on illegal immigrants, Project IC and phantom voters in Sabah.

The TOR are only investigative and only one Term out of eight is empowered to make recommendation; and they would not identify the parties involved – meaning Tun Dr. Mahathir would be spared of any wrong doing.

The third Term is “to investigate whether the foreign migrants who have been given blue ICs, temporary identification receipts or citizenship illegally are registered in the electoral rolls” – means that they are not empowered to find out how many registered in the rolls, let alone the power to command the Election Commission to clean the rolls.

The stipulated time frame of six months only to investigate the thick files in NRD and to have open sessions in all districts in Sabah would be very taxing indeed especially with the Chairman not in good health.

It just shows the insincerity of Federal BN government to look at this treacherous issue. Najib himself personally knew about the seriousness ever since year 2000. The promise of security and sovereignty of Sabah within Malaysia when North Borneo took part in the formation of Malaysia has never been kept. 

We want to save Sabah thus save Malaysia. Pakatan Rakyat Sabah will again make sure the people of Sabah are well informed of this precarious situation. Pakatan Rakyat Sabah will organise in a near future a Public Forum related to this RCI.

One of the speakers is the writer of many books –Mutalib M.D. His first book – IC Palsu Merampas Hak Rakyat Sabah – was one of the accepted piece of evidence in the trial of my Likas 1999 election petition to prove the existence of non-qualified names in the then Likas electoral rolls. The rest is history.

Mutalib also wrote subsequently – 'Pengundi Untuk Disewa' and 'IC Projek -Agenda Tersembunyi Mahathir and 007-Lelaki Melayu Terakhir. His books truly without fear or favour exposed many an intrigue revolving around this treasonous act against our country.

I will inform in due course the other speakers, the venue, the time and date of this Forum.