RCI witness claimed that
Christina Liew is an Indonesian at the hearing Wednesday, triggering an
argument with Commissioner Chin over the validity of the allegation. Chin said
he knew the Liews while in Tawau
By : VICTOR MA
KOTA KINABALU: Api-Api State
assemblywoman Christina Liew has categorically rubbished the allegation by a
witness in the on-going Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), that she is an
Indonesian of Chinese descent who had obtained Malaysian citizenship.
“My parents were British
subjects migrated to North Borneo in 1952, with British documents from Hong
Kong. I was one month old then. I obtained my blue IC when Sabah/Malaysia
achieved her independence in 1963. I’m a naturalized citizen.
“All my six brothers and
sisters were born in Tawau. We grew up in North Borneo before independence. I
have never been to Indonesia until I was in my adulthood.
“What nonsense is this man
talking about?” she told the Borneo Insider.
She said this in a rebuttal
to the claim of Sabah Sukuk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari
Susanto, while giving his testimony at the RCI hearing, on Wednesday.
Liew who is also PKR Api-Api
division chief reiterated that her father’s British documents issued by Hong
Kong British government then were good enough to prove that she was not born in
Indonesia.
“He (her father) has never
been to Indonesia at all,” she added.
To a question, while
affirming that she has all the relevant documents to substantiate her claims,
Christina nonetheless said she would not be bothered with Zaki’s allegation.
“Why should I bother with
such nonsense? Why should I entertain his hearsay? His issue is I was born in
Indonesia, so I only need to prove him wrong. I was born in Hong Kong,” she
said.
Liew also said she will call
for a press conference at the DUN Thursday to explain further on the
allegation.
Clan chief asks why only
Bugis and Sulu victimised
At the Royal Commission of
Inquiry (RCI) on the granting of identity cards to foreigners today it was
heard that Liew, the Api Api state assemblywoman of PKR is an Indonesian of
Chinese descent who had obtained Malaysian citizenship.
The allegation was made by
Sabah Sukuk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto who told
the inquiry panel that he heard that residents of Tawau were questioning why
the descendants of Bugis and Sulu were the only ones identified as being
recipients of fake identity cards.
“I had raised the issue
because the people in Tawau were the ones who spoke about it… why is it that
only those of Bugis and Sulu origins are
associated with the RCI,” the witness was reported as saying by the Malaysian
Insider.
“They said that she
(Christina) is Chinese from Indonesia, who had obtained her identity card and
became an opposition ally in Sabah,” he said to the five members of the inquiry
panel at the Kota Kinabalu High Court.
Chin knew the Liew family in
Tawau
Malaysiakini meanwhile
reported that an argument broke out when Zaki repeatedly insisted that Liew was
born in Indonesia and now she managed to go on to become the Api-Api
assemblyperson.
“I got this information from
the Indonesians in Tawau, they confirmed that she is Chinese Indonesian, but
went on to become a leader of the opposition.
“I brought this up because
people only target the Bajaus and Suluks when it comes to the RCI… Don’t only
target one or two ethnic groups,” he said.
At this, one of the RCI’s
Commissioners, Henry Chin said he was certain that Liew was born in Tawau,
Sabah as he was the OCPD of that district at that time, reported the online
portal.
“Liew’s parents were from
Hong Kong and she was born in Tawau, and when they grew up she married an
Indonesian.
“Your information is
incorrect because I know her family when I served as OCPD of Tawau and I know
she was born at Tawau hospital,” he said.
Information ‘hearsay’
However, Mohd Zaki was
adamant that Liew was from Indonesia and had changed her name when she
supposedly arrived from Indonesia.
“It could be that she was
not born here but her birth certificate was done through late registration.
“I’m bringing this up
because the people in Tawau told me,” he said.
However, Chin stressed that
he had to clarify the fact as Mohd Zaki’s information was hearsay.
“You only heard about it,
but you cannot verify that information,” said Chin.
Liew was elected as Api-Api
assemblyperson in last month’s general election and was chosen as the new
opposition whip for the PKR.
Mohd Zaki, who is former
secretary-general of Persatuan Rumpun Etnik Suluk Sabah, was queried at the RCI
on whether his organisation had helped Suluks in Sabah to illegally obtain
citizenship.
However, Mohd Zaki who is
also a former police officer, denied this, stating that all of its members were
Malaysian citizens.
Asked about the Suluk
incursion on Lahad Datu from the Philippines, Mohd Zaki said he was offended as
the act had sullied the good name of the Suluks in Sabah.
“When I served as
peacekeeper in Timor Leste, I met our Filipino counterpart who did not
understand what is ‘Suluk’, they only knew who are ‘Tausug’.
“The term ‘Suluk’ is only
used in Malaysia, in Philippines such people call themselves ‘Tausug’, so it is
clear we Suluk are Malaysians,” he said.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad kelihatan tenang sahaja berdepan dengan gembar gembur pembangkang yang melabel beliau adalah pengkhianat kerana meluluskan kerakyatan kepada pendatang asing di Sabah semasa era pentabirannya dulu.
ReplyDeleteBanyak tuduhan mengatakan projek ic bermula sejak Mahathir menjadi Pm.
DeleteBekas Perdana Menteri itu tanpa apologetik mengakui peranan kerajaan pimpinannya dulu tetapi menegaskan semua kelulusan berhubung pemberian kerakyatan tersebut dibuat berdasarkan peruntukan undang-undang.
ReplyDeletePemberian ic harus ikut prosedur yang betul.
DeleteDalam sidang media selepas wacana di Karang Kraf Shah Alam pada petang Khamis, Dr Mahathir berkata pembangkang boleh tuduh beliau apa saja termasuk pengkhianat tetapi semua yang dilakukan berdasarkan undang-undang.
ReplyDelete"itu tak jadi masalah kerana dituduh (pengkhianat) oleh ramai orang. Tapi ada juga yang puji,"ujar beliau.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata demikian ketika mengulas mengenai dakwaan bekas Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) Sabah, Ramli Kamarudin bahawa kerajaan pada ketika itu terlibat memberikan kad pengenalan kepada pendatang asing (beragama Islam) di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteRamli ketika menjadi saksi kepada Suruhanjaya Diraja (RCI) berkenaan pendatang asing di Sabah mendakwa menerima arahan daripada bekas Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Tan Sri Megat Junid Megat Ayub agar mengeluarkan resit bagi membenarkan pendatang asing di Sabah mengundi pada pilihan raya negeri itu pada 1994.
ReplyDeleteMenurut Dr Mahathir, Malaysia sentiasa menerima orang asing untuk menjadi warga negara sekiranya mereka memenuhi syarat-syarat tertentu.
ReplyDelete"Ramai yang ada di Sabah, mereka berada di situ bukan satu dua hari, satu dua tahun... ada 20, 30 tahun. Mereka ini bercakap dalam bahasa Melayu. Mereka berhak untuk menjadi rakyat. Yang menjadi masalah ialah ialah ada orang yang tidak senang kalau mereka jadi rakyat."
ReplyDelete"Orang ini sebelum kita merdeka pun, mereka berulang alik daripada selatan Filipina ke Sabah kerana mereka tidak terima sempadan yang digaris oleh penjajah. Seperti juga di Sumatera dan Semenanjung. Kita terima sesiapa yang ada di sini sebagai rakyat, kenapa kita nak tolak mereka?
ReplyDeleteKalau mereka lakukan jenayah, mereka terdedah kepada undang-undang kita juga. Tetapi mereka diperlukan oleh Sabah."
ReplyDeleteWalau diasak bertalu-talu oleh wartawan, Dr Mahathir relaks jawab satu persatu persoalan yang dilontarkan.
ReplyDeleteBahkan di satu peringkat, beliau memulangkan 'paku buah keras' kepada soalan seorang wartawan pro pembangkang yang mempersoalkan kenapa beliau beri kerakyatan kepada pendatang Islam warga asing di Sabah.
ReplyDelete"Tunku Abdul Rahman lebih teruk dari saya, dia bagi kerakyatan kepada satu juta orang dahulu tanpa pemeriksaan teliti. Saya tidak nafikan pembabitan saya (di Sabah) tapi Tunku beri satu juta kerakyatan di Semenanjung selepas merdeka tiada siapa pertikai..."katanya.
ReplyDeleteDitanya mengenai dakwaan bahawa kerajaan pimpinannya sengaja memberikan status kerakyatan kepada pendatang asing sebelum pilihan raya Sabah pada 1994 agar kumpulan berkenaan mengundi menyokong kerajaan, Dr Mahathir berkata ia mungkin berlaku secara kebetulan.
ReplyDelete"Ia mungkin dilakukan sebelum pilihan raya negeri, tapi ia sama ada secara tak sengaja atau dirancang...saya tak pasti. Tapi ia dibuat berdasarkan peruntukan undang-undang. Jika ia berlaku sebelum pilihan raya (negeri), ia tak bermakna bertentangan dengan undang-undang," katanya.
ReplyDeleteBerhubung sama pemberian status warga negara kepada pendatang asing di Sabah merupakan alasan politik agar UMNO dan Barisan Nasional (BN) terus berkuasa di negeri itu, Dr Mahathir berkata: "Tidak...ini adalah hak mereka (mendapat kerakyatan bagi yang layak).
ReplyDelete"Bila mereka menjadi warga negara, sama ada mereka sokong Umno, BN atau siapa sahaja, itu hak mereka.
ReplyDelete"Ia adalah fakta bahawa bukan semua mereka menjadi penyokong BN," katanya.
ReplyDeleteBeliau bahkan turut mengatakan kesediaannya untuk menjadi saksi kepada Suruhanjaya Diraja tersebut jika keterangan beliau diperlukan.
ReplyDelete"Jika mereka minta saya hadir, saya akan pergi" ujarnya.
ReplyDeleteBandingkan kedua-dua kenyataan diatas dan lihat sendiri bagaimana gelabahnya mereka menjawab tuduhan mengenai latarbelakang Christina Liew yang didakwa berasal dari Indonesia sehingga penafian yang dibuat mereka bercanggah antara satu sama lain.
ReplyDeleteMalah, rasanya amat menarik juga jika kita persoalkan tindakan Pesuruhjaya RCI, Henry Chin yang seolah-olah cuba melindungi Liew dengan menafikan tuduhan itu bagi pihak Liew. Jika benar Henry mengenali Liew, kenyataan mereka tidak akan bercanggah seperti diatas. Bermakna ada sesuatu yang hendak disembunyikan oleh mereka berdua.
ReplyDeleteDalam kenyataan Henry, kononnya Christina Liew dilahirkan di Tawau. Namun, dalam kenyataan Christina Liew pula, beliau hanya berusia sebulan ketika ibubapanya datang ke North Borneo.
ReplyDeleteSudah terang lagi bersuluh bahawa Christina Liew bukan dilahirkan di Tawau atau Sabah, malahan beliau sendiri mengakui bahawa beliau dilahirkan di Hong Kong. Walau dari mana datangnya ahli politik PKR ini, yang pasti beliau bukan dilahirkan di Tawau atau Sabah.
ReplyDeleteLebih menguatkan dakwaan ini apabila blog Mymassa berjaya mendedahkan rekod Daftar Pemilih Christina Liew atau nama sebenar beliau Liew Chin Jin. Seperti dalam gambar di atas, jelas menunjukkan bahawa Liew menggunakan kod 71 dalam nombor kad pengenalan beliau.
ReplyDeleteUntuk pengetahuan bagi yang masih tidak tahu atau kabur-kabur mengenai Kod 71 ini, ianya adalah merujuk kepada rakyat Malaysia yang LAHIR DI LUAR NEGARA, bukan dalam negara atau Sabah atau Tawau atau mana-mana pelusuk di bumi Malaysia. Bermakna sekali lagi Christina Liew TERKANTOI apabila penafian beliau bercanggah dengan kod IC beliau sendiri..
ReplyDeleteMemandangkan wujud beberapa keraguan dalam penafian Liew, ada baiknya jika beliau turut dipanggil untuk disiasat bagi merungkai misteri disebalik "khabar angin" yang cuba diremeh-remehkan oleh seorang pesuruhjaya RCI, disamping menjaga imej dan kredibiliti RCI dari terus disifatkan sebagai double standard.
ReplyDelete--PERNAH SEBELUM INI PUAK-PUAK PEMBANGKANG MENUDUH KERAJAAN MENGELUARKAN IC KOD 71 KEPADA PEKERJA ASING BAGI MEMBOLEHKAN MEREKA MENGUNDI BN.. JADI, BAGAIMANA PULA DENGAN KOD 71 YANG DIMILIKI OLEH PEMIMPIN-PEMIMPIN PKR?? TIDAK TERPAKAIKAN TUDUHAN PENGUNDI HANTU BILA PEMIMPIN-PEMIMPIN PAKATAN SENDIRI MEMILIKI KOD ITU PADA KAD PENGENALAN MEREKA??
ReplyDeleteDALAM PAKATAN BUKAN CHRISTINA LIEW SEORANG SAHAJA YANG MEMILIKI KOD 71, MALAH RAMAI LAGI SEPERTI AZMIN ALI, ZURAIDA KAMARUDDIN, SAIFUDDIN DAN WAN AZIZAH.. KENAPA WARGA ASING INI YANG DIPILIH ANWAR UNTUK MEMBELA NASIB RAKYAT??
ReplyDeleteMALAH DIFAHAMKAN JUGA BAHAWA CHRISTINA LIEW TIDAK FASIH BERBAHASA MALAYSIA.. JIKA BENAR BELIAU RAKYAT SABAH ATAU MALAYSIA, KENAPA BELIAU TIDAK MAMPU BERTUTUR DENGAN BAIK DALAM MASA MALAYSIA???
ReplyDeletePANEL RCI YANG CUBA MELINDUNGI CHRISTINA LIEW JUGA WAJAR DISIASAT DAN DIBATALKAN KELAYAKKAN BELIAU DARI TERUS MENGANGGOTAI RCI SABAH..
ReplyDeleteSomehow people will keep questioning.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how much you explained. Still
ReplyDeleteTamparuli assemblyman Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing became the second politician to suggest to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah that identity cards (IC) be recalled and reissued.
ReplyDeleteZaki should be spelled out
ReplyDeleteApi-Api State assemblywoman Christina Liew has categorically rubbished the allegation by a witness in the on-going Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), that she is an Indonesian of Chinese descent who had obtained Malaysian citizenship.
ReplyDeleteShe said this in a rebuttal to the claim of Sabah Sukuk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto, while giving his testimony at the RCI hearing, on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteLiew who is also PKR Api-Api division chief reiterated that her father’s British documents issued by Hong Kong British government then were good enough to prove that she was not born in Indonesia.
ReplyDeleteChristina nonetheless said she would not be bothered with Zaki’s allegation.
ReplyDeleteLiew also said she will call for a press conference at the DUN Thursday to explain further on the allegation.
ReplyDeleteThe allegation was made by Sabah Sukuk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto who told the inquiry panel that he heard that residents of Tawau were questioning why the descendants of Bugis and Sulu were the only ones identified as being recipients of fake identity cards.
ReplyDeleteMalaysiakini meanwhile reported that an argument broke out when Zaki repeatedly insisted that Liew was born in Indonesia and now she managed to go on to become the Api-Api assemblyperson
ReplyDelete