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FLAG-BURNING PROMPTS PARTY TO MOVE EMERGENCY MOTION
KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), April 7 (Bernama) -- Sabah Progressive Party's (SAPP) two assemblymen and two members of parliament will move an emergency motion to compel the Federal Government to ensure the Philippines drops its claim on East Malaysia state of Sabah.
Luyang and Likas assemblymen Melanie Chia and Liew Teck Chan, as well as
Sepanggar and Tawau members of parliament Eric Majimbun and Chua Soon Bui will
move the motion at the next sitting.
The State Legislative Assembly sitting starts on April 16.
"The move is necessary to determine Sabah's status," the four said in a
joint statement here Monday.
They said the move was vital, following the arrest of a man who claimed to
be the descendent of the Sultan of Sulu, in Lahad Datu a few days ago for
burning Sabah flags during an illegal assembly.
Also detained at the assembly were the man's 11 other accomplices.
"We do not know their motive, but the status of the leader who claimed to
be a descendent of the Sultan of Sulu is a cause for concern," the four SAPP
leaders said.
They said the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah, and their subsequent
arrest and difficulty in returnign to their homeland due to technical
hitches, might lead them to cause disturbances here.
According to them, thousands of illegal immigrants, especially Filipinos,
were placed at temporary detention centres but could not be repatriated
because of some technicalities. This has resulted in some causing riots.
The four said it was understood that former Philippines president
Ferdinand Marcos had some time ago, stated that his country has dropped its
claims on Sabah.
The Malaysians in Sabah are concerned when a foreign wire reported last
year that current Philippines President Gloria Arroyo Macapagal had never made
any stand whether to recognise Marcos' statement or otherwise.
The SAPP leaders further said that Sabah's status was very crucial as it
would make all Malaysians residing in this State at ease if the claims had
really been dropped.
On Saturday, the Lahad Datu police arrested 12 people, including a man
who claimed to be a descendent of the Sultan of Sulu, for burning a few state
flags.
-- BERNAMA
Luyang and Likas assemblymen Melanie Chia and Liew Teck Chan, as well as
Sepanggar and Tawau members of parliament Eric Majimbun and Chua Soon Bui will
move the motion at the next sitting.
The State Legislative Assembly sitting starts on April 16.
"The move is necessary to determine Sabah's status," the four said in a
joint statement here Monday.
They said the move was vital, following the arrest of a man who claimed to
be the descendent of the Sultan of Sulu, in Lahad Datu a few days ago for
burning Sabah flags during an illegal assembly.
Also detained at the assembly were the man's 11 other accomplices.
"We do not know their motive, but the status of the leader who claimed to
be a descendent of the Sultan of Sulu is a cause for concern," the four SAPP
leaders said.
They said the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah, and their subsequent
arrest and difficulty in returnign to their homeland due to technical
hitches, might lead them to cause disturbances here.
According to them, thousands of illegal immigrants, especially Filipinos,
were placed at temporary detention centres but could not be repatriated
because of some technicalities. This has resulted in some causing riots.
The four said it was understood that former Philippines president
Ferdinand Marcos had some time ago, stated that his country has dropped its
claims on Sabah.
The Malaysians in Sabah are concerned when a foreign wire reported last
year that current Philippines President Gloria Arroyo Macapagal had never made
any stand whether to recognise Marcos' statement or otherwise.
The SAPP leaders further said that Sabah's status was very crucial as it
would make all Malaysians residing in this State at ease if the claims had
really been dropped.
On Saturday, the Lahad Datu police arrested 12 people, including a man
who claimed to be a descendent of the Sultan of Sulu, for burning a few state
flags.
-- BERNAMA
