TAWAU: The member of parliament for Tawau, Datuk Chua Soon Bui, called on the Home Ministry to tell Malaysians the true identity of Datu Mohd Akjan Ali Mohd, who installed himself as the so-called 33rd reigning Sultan of Sulu on February 2, 2011.
In her motion of thanks speech to the King at the Parliament, Chua touched on a few issues in the interest of the people, especially on the protection of people’s rights in Sabah.
“He (Akjan) took oath in a private ceremony in Kampung Likas, witnessed by a group of 60 people from the Sulu province in Southern Philippines, completed with a ‘Prime Minister’ of a government-in-exile.
“It was widely publicised in Sabah that he also expected the people of Sulu descent to pledge loyalty to him and not to our Malaysian Yang Di Pertuan Agung, not to our constitution and nation and the Sabah Head of State.
“What sort of message is he sending to our nation, to all Malaysians as it is definitely an insult to our Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, all the sultans and also Sabah’s Head of State,” she said.
Chua added that Akjan’s action was a direct challenge to Malaysia’s sovereignty over Sabah, especially when he is a Malaysian citizen who originated from the Philippines.
“As this has serious implications on the sovereignty and security of our nation, especially Sabah, I would like to know the government’s action on such flagrant violation of Malaysia’s sovereignty, to send stern warnings in preventing such incidence happening again?” she said.
Chua also asked what was the outcome of the investigations by the authorities and what action has been taken against him.
“This is again one of the many incidences caused by the existence of ‘dubious citizens’ who originated from our neighbouring countries, who might become citizens in dubious ways. This again highlighted the serious implications of pendatang tanpa Izin (PATI) in Sabah for the past 40 years affecting the politics, socio-economy, health hazards, security and safety and constantly endangering the sovereignty of our country,” she added.
Chua said the problem is no more a Sabah problem but a Malaysia problem and their existence and problems have emerged in Peninsular Malaysia.
“We in Sabah feel humiliated by the reported crimes committed in Semenanjung Malaysia by the ‘so-called’ Sabahans,” she said.
She said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) had repeatedly asked for investigation on the population boom in Sabah with an average population growth of 10 per cent per year over the national growth of about five per cent per year but the ministry had failed to clarify the statistics properly.
“PATI is mother of all threats in our Malaysian society and we again urge the government to set up an RCI (Royal Commission of Inquiry) for this overdue PATI issue.
“If the government can set up a Royal Commission Inquiry (RCI) for Tan Beng Hock case, why can’t the government set up RCI for the PATI issue in Sabah to be accountable to about three millions of so-called citizens in Sabah?” she said.
She said in view of the government’s ignorance and the dissatisfaction of the genuine citizens, SAPP had already launched a signature campaign to urge the government to expedite the establishment of an RCI.