lts secretary-general Datuk Richard Yong We Kong in commenting on the statement by the Home Affairs Ministry, that they had cancelled all the MyKads that were sold to Chinese nationals recently in Penang, he said the ministry has neglected the more severe problem in Sabah.
"The ministry has been so efficient and given special attention to this case but seems to have neglected the more severe problem facing our citizens in Sabah.
"It is common knowledge here in Sabah, there are hundreds of thousands illegal immigrants who might have gotten their MyKad (IC) through dubious means and now can vote in the elections. These people who were involved should be considered as traitors of the country," he stressed.
He continued that the government should immediately tackle the long outstanding problem of thousands of illegal immigrants with dubious MyKads registered in the electoral roll of Sabah, citing that it is a very serious matter threatening our sovereignty and national security, as well as drastically changing the socio-political landscape in Sabah.
He added that the gravity of the matter was acknowledged by the federal government with the establishment of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah in 2012, to investigate problems related to illegal immigrants in the state. It began its public hearings on Jan 14, 2013. And wrapped up later that year.
"The government should make public the missing 5,000 pages in the report which was highly publicised by DAP leader Lim Kit Siang when he was in the opposition.
"Now that DAP is in government they should right the wrongs, "he said.
By MICHAEL TEH