"Sabah akan terus berdepan dengan ketidakstabilan politik, keselamatan, ekonomi dan sosial jikalau terus berada dalam malaysia"

Kenyataan RASMI ringkas SSKM-SSU(UK).

Sebuah artikel dalam surat khabar Utusan telah memuatkan kenyataan masidi manjun, Adun umno DUN N.30 Keranaan, Ranau. Dalam tajuk artikel tersebut, dia mengatakan bahawa "Sabah berdepan ancaman jika keluar malaysia".

Beberapa persoalan boleh dibangkitkan bagi menafikan kenyataan tersebut. Namun, mungkin elok kita meneliti apakah ancaman-ancaman yang dimaksudkannya jikalau bangsa Negara Sabah ingin menamatkan persekutuan dengan malaya dalam malaysia.

Antara ancaman yang kononnya akan timbul adalah seperti berikut:

1. Sabah akan berdepan ancaman dari aspek keselamatan serta pembangunan jika memilih untuk keluar daripada persekutuan malaysia.
2. Memberi ruang kepada Filipina untuk mengemukakan tuntutan.
3. Mungkin menjadi mangsa keadaan akibat pertembungan kuasa-kuasa besar di Laut China Selatan.
4. Keadaan politik yang berlaku dengan pembangunan pulau-pulau buatan manusia oleh China serta kehadiran kapal perang Amerika Syarikat (AS) di Laut China Selatan amat membimbangkan.
5. Jika kita mengambil keputusan itu (keluar malaysia) atas rasa tidak puas hati dan mengikut emosi, kita berdepan 'ancaman' lebih besar iaitu dikuasai oleh China atau AS.
6. Isu Pendatang Tanpa Izin.

Apabila meniliti ancaman-ancaman yang dimaksudkannya itu, satu persoalan yang perlu dijawab olehnya iaitu adakah dengan terus berada didalam persekutuan palsu ini yang bernama malaysia, semua ancaman ini akan dapat dielakkan ataupun selesai?

Mari kita bersama-sama menjawab dengan jujur akan ancaman yang dibangkitkan yang bertujuan untuk menakutkan rakyat bangsa negara Sabah melalui persoalan demi persoalan.

Pertama [1], apakah selama 52 tahun negara Sabah berada didalam persekutuan palsu ini yang sebenarnya merupakan jelmaan malaya kepada malaysia telah memberi jaminan keselamatan dan pembangunan yang sewajarnya? Jikalau ya, mengapa kadar jenayah yang mengancam keselamatan rakyat tidak pernah menemui titik noktah? Mengapa berlaku kes penculikan di Sandakan (sehingga kini belum diselamatkan), Semporna, pencerobohan di Tanduo Lahad Datu? Mengapa pedalaman masih lagi ketinggalan dalam aspek pembangunan? Ranau masih berstatus pekan (termasuk dengan kawasan pedalaman ditempat lain diseluruh negara Sabah)? Masih terlalu banyak rakyat negara Sabah yang masih belum dapat menerima kemudahan asas seperti jalan raya yang berturap, bekalan air bersih, elektrik serta perkhidmatan kesihatan yang mencukupi? 

Kedua [2], mengapa anda masih menggunakan isu bodoh seperti ini? Bukankah isu ini sudah dibawa ke Makhamah Tinggi Antarabangsa dan kes ini telah dimenangi oleh kerajaan malaysia bahawa tuntutan Filipina tidak berasas serta tidak mempunyai locus standi? Apakah anda kurang membaca, tidak mendapat info tepat atau sememangnya berbuat bodoh seperti mana pemimpin-pemimpin umno yang lain lakukan selama ini?

Ketiga, Keempat dan Kelima [3,4,5], adakah dengan terus berada didalam persekutuan palsu ini yang bernama malaysia, negara Sabah dapat mengelak ancaman kuasa-kuasa besar seperti China dan AS? Anda khuatiri negara Sabah 'mungkin' akan dikuasai oleh China ataupun AS tetapi tidakkah anda sedari bahawa negara Sabah kini telah dan sedang dikuasai oleh malaya ataupun dalam erti kata lain yang lebih tepat, negara Sabah sedang dijajah oleh malaya melalui Resolusi Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UN Resolution) 1541?

Keenam [6], ia merupakan isu yang telah dicipta sendiri oleh pemimpin malaya dan telah dijayakan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin negara Sabah (didalangi oleh USNO kemudian diteruskan oleh BERJAYA dan dirancakkan lagi oleh UMNO-BN sehingga kini) yang mementingkan diri, kuasa politik dan sanggup mengorbankan masa depan generasi masa depan negara ini. Tidakkah anda rasa tertampar pada muka dan malu apabila pihak kami mengatakan bahawa ia didalangi dan dirancakkan oleh parti yang dinaungi oleh anda kini? Ataupun anda sudah terlalu babal sehingga tidak mampu mengenal erti malu kerana sudah tegal dengan perbuatan parti anda ini? Sila jawab dalam hati.

Seperti yang tertera pada tajuk artikel ini, "Sabah akan terus berdepan dengan ketidakstabilan politik, keselamatan, ekonomi dan sosial jikalau terus berada dalam malaysia" adalah satu realiti dan bukan satu mimpi yang ngeri kerana ia isu ini sedang dialami oleh kita semua di negara Sabah. Untuk memberi noktah kepada isu ini, hanya melalui Kemerdekaan sebenar sahaja yang mampu menyelesaikannya yang mana bangsa Negara Sabah mempunyai kuasa mutlak dalam menangani isu ini. Apa yang berlaku kini ialah segala penyelesaian yang telah diberikan dan dikemukan untuk menyelesaikan isu ini tidak diambil berat oleh pihak kerajaan kerana tidak mendapat persetujuan oleh tuan mereka di malaya. Mengapa? Dengan selesainya isu ini, maka malaya akan kehilangan asas untuk terus menguasai bangsa dan Kerajaan Negara Sabah. 

Keadaan kini tidak seperti tahun 1960an yang mana rakyat dan pemimpin bergantung sepenuhnya kepada kepimpinan malaya. Kini, dimata rakyat Bangsa Negara Sabah, kepimpinan malaya adalah satu bentuk Parasitisme dan itu adalah realiti. malaya mendapat faedah daripada penipuan persekutuan ini manakala negara Sabah dan negara Sarawak mendapat kerugian kerana hasil kekayaan bumi tidak dapat dinikmati sepenuhnya. Segala aspek pembangunan dan kemajuan dikawal ketat oleh malaya. Tidakkah perkara seperti ini sangat muda dilihat dengan jelas bagi mereka yang berfikiran waras, matang dan bertanggungjawab?

Walau bagaimanapun, keadaan kini kian berubah dan gelombang kesedaran kian bertiup kencang untuk menghalau dakyah kotor, jijik, hina malaya daripada bumi Borneo ini. Rakyat negara Sabah khususnya sudah mampu menilai perkara ini dengan baik sekali. PRU14 bakal mengubah landskap politik di Borneo ini kerana pihak kami akan memainkan peranan dalam membuka mata rakyat agar mampu melihat dengan jelas keadaan ini. Namun, jikalau rakyat masih memilih untuk membutakan mata mereka, memekakkan telinga serta membisukan mulut, itu hak mereka tetapi ingatlah bahawa perbuatan tersebut bakal memberi kesan yang buruk kepada cucu-cicit anda dimasa hadapan. Kesenangan yang dinikmati kini oleh anda tidak bermaksud dapat diwariskan selamanya kerana ini amat bergantung kepada bentuk kerajaan dan politik yang diamalkan. 

Kerajaan negara Sabah dan negara Sarawak mesti diserahkan dibawah tangan kepimpinan golongan Nasionalisme, Patriotisme yang bertanggungjawab dalam menjaga maruah, membawa pembangunan yang nyata dan menjaga kepentingan sosial, ekonomi dan politik dengan penuh intergriti dan saksama. Ianya mampu dilakukan dibawah Parti-parti Tempatan. 

Mari kita bersama-sama berikan sokongan kepada Parti-Parti Tempatan yang berjuang untuk bangsa Negara Sabah dan bangsa Negara Sarawak. Acuan politik Borneo bagai langit dan bumi jikalau dibandingkan dengan acuan politik malaya. Oleh itu, jangan biarkan acuan itu diubah atau diganggu. Perbetulkan acuan itu melalui perpaduan dan kesepakatan sebagai Bangsa Borneo, Bangsa Negara Sabah dan Bangsa Negara Sarawak yang berjiwa Merdeka dan Berdaulat!

Bersama-sama kita selamatkan masa depan Bangsa Kita!

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S’wak membantu membentuk Malaysia bukan menyertai Malaysia

SIBU: Fakta sejarah yang menyatakan bahawa Sarawak menyertai Malaysia adalah tidak benar dan ia harus diperbetulkan, kata Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Pembangunan Masyarakat Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.

Sebaliknya jelas beliau, Sarawak telah membantu untuk membentuk Malaysia.

“Kesilapan itu harus kita perbetulkan dan harus diperbetulkan oleh pihak-pihak yang berkaitan.

“Kita perlu meletakkan fakta sejarah yang betul dan tepat untuk kita membentuk dan menjadi sebahagian daripada Malaysia.

“Dalam erti kata lain, Sarawak tidak menyertai Malaysia kerana Malaysia belum wujud lagi pada masa itu.

“Menurut fakta sejarahnya sebelum ini, Sarawak dilaporkan telah menyertai Malaysia dan banyak masyarakat menganggap Sarawak masuk Malaysia.

“Sebenarnya, fakta yang betul dan tepat adalah Sarawak membantu membentuk Malaysia dan tarikh 16 September adalah hari sebenar Hari Kebangsaan kita.

“Pembentukan rasmi Malaysia adalah jatuh pada tarikh 16 September 1963,” katanya kepada pemberita semasa ditemui selepas menyempurnakan Majlis Perasmian Pameran 50 Tahun Sarawak Merdeka Dalam Malaysia Peringkat Bahagian Sibu di Pusat Warisan Sibu di sini, kelmarin.

Hadir sama Pengerusi Majlis Perbandaran Sibu (MPS) Datuk Tiong Thai King, Residen Bahagian Sibu Sim Kok Kee, Setiausaha MPS Hii Chang Kee, Pegawai Kesihatan Bahagian Sibu Dr Muhamad Rais Abdullah serta ketua-ketua masyarakat.

Pameran yang mempamerkan kisah-kisah/gambar sejarah berkaitan kemerdekaan negeri ini berlangsung selama seminggu di pusat tersebut dan dibuka kepada orang ramai dari jam 9 pagi hingga jam 5 petang.

Acara 10 hari itu dianjurkan oleh Pejabat Residen Bahagian Sibu.

Ditanya sama ada terdapat usaha-usaha kerajaan memperbetul kesilapan tersebut, beliau berkata: “Ini akan dilakukan secara beransur-ansur kerana melibatkan kajian yang teliti berdasarkan fakta dan bukti yang kukuh.

” Wong yang juga Menteri Kanan dan Menteri Kewangan Kedua turut teringat akan peristiwa pada 22 Julai 1963 di mana bendera Union Jack diturunkan manakala bendera Sarawak dinaikkan buat pertama kalinya.

“Malah, Sarawak merdeka dari 22 Julai hingga 16 September bagi tempoh 68 hari apabila Malaysia diwujudkan.

“Ini sebahagian daripada sejarah yang mungkin banyak masyarakat tidak tahu,” jelasnya.

Sementara itu, beliau memberitahu bahawa pameran yang diadakan itu adalah berbentuk ilmu serta pengetahuan yang dikongsikan kepada orang ramai untuk melihat sejarah, peristiwa bersejarah serta pelbagai peringkat pembangunan yang telah berlaku di negeri ini.

Ini katanya, adalah satu platform untuk memupuk kesedaran generasi muda mengenai apa yang telah berlaku kepada negeri ini dan negara sebelum mencapai kemerdekaan.

“Oleh itu, generasi muda tidak boleh mengambil ringan tentang soal kemerdekaan.

“Segala keamanan, keharmonian dan pertumbuhan ekonomi yang pesat sekarang adalah hasil usaha keras mereka yang terdahulu yang sanggup mengorbankan nyawa demi menuntut kemerdekaan.

Dalam pada itu, Wong yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bawang Assan turut menggesa para pelajar sekolah mengunjungi pameran itu yang disifatkannya sebagai satu pendidikan sejarah.

Source: The Borneo Post

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TMJ Beri Ingat, Semua Negeri Ada Hak Untuk Keluar Dari Malaysia

Sebelum ini, Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim mencetuskan kontroversi apabila mengeluarkan surat pekeliling bertitah supaya semua bendera Jalur Gemilang di seluruh Johor diturunkan dan digantikan dengan bendera daerah.

Selepas kehangatan itu semakin sejuk, semalam baginda mencetuskan lagi kontroversi dengan memberi peringatan bahawa Johor dan negeri lain mempunyai hak untuk menarik diri dari Malaysia jika mana-mana terma dalam Perjanjian antara Johor dan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu tidak dipatuhi.

Baginda bertitah demikian dalam satu temu bual dalam laman web sukan FourthOfficial.com.

Menurut Tunku Ismail, kenyataannya mungkin boleh disifatkan berbaur hasutan tetapi baginda lebih bimbang dan mengutamakan rakyat negeri yang terletak di selatan Malaysia itu.

“Saya akan menjadi Sultan pada masa depan dan tanggungjawab utama saya ialah kepada rakyat Johor.

“Malaysia sangat penting kepada saya, tetapi Johor dan JDT keutamaan saya,” titah Tunku Ismail.

Titahnya, rakyat mempunyai hak untuk mengetahu keadaan huru-hara yang berlaku di dalam negara ketika ini dan ia tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan Istana Johor.

“Bertahun kita hidup aman dan bebas.

“Malah, kami hanya menyertai Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, apabila kedua-dua pihak bersetuju dengan beberapa syarat-syarat asas.

“Dan jika mana-mana terma itu dilanggar, kita ada hak untuk menarik diri daripada negara ini.

“Anda boleh menuduh saya menghasut sentimen kenegerian, tapi saya hanya menjalankan tugas saya kepada rakyat Johor, dan mengingatkan mereka tentang sejarah dan warisan tanah yang besar ini,” titahnya.

Pada bulan Jun lepas, adinda Tunku Ismail turut mencetuskan kontroverso apabila memuatnaik tulisan berkaitan perjanjian yang telah dimeterai bersama dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Dalam status di Instagram yang sudah dipadam antaranya menyebut Johor bersetuju menandatangani perjanjian 1946 itu dengan mengenakan beberapa syarat.

Perjanjian itu termasuk Islam menjadi agama negeri, air dan tanah negeri menjadi hak mutlak Johor serta askar timbalan setia tidak boleh dibubarkan.

Istana Johor sejak beberapa bulan lalu ada beberapa kali membuat kenyataan berbaur sinis dengan menyindir kepimpinan kerajaan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak antara lain meminta kerajaan menyelesaikan segera isu-isu berkaitan ekonomi khususnya berkaitan kejatuhan nilai Ringgit.

Source: PRU14

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Malaysian authorities lose golden chance to arrest Doris Jones — Lawyer

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian authorities have lost the golden opportunity to arrest London-based Sabah secession advocate Doris Jones when they allowed her to walk out of the Malaysian High Commission in London, said Kota Kinabalu-based legal consultant, Jeremiah Yee.

“It is known to all and sundry from the mainstream media that, firstly Doris Jones is wanted by the Malaysian authorities to assist police investigation for a possible offence under the Malaysian Sedition Act 1948.

“Secondly, a warrant of arrest was announced to have been issued against her by the police in Sabah.

“Thirdly, it was further revealed that a request was also made to Interpol to track and apprehend her, but was turned down.

“Under international law, the compound within the gates and walls of the Malaysian High Commission in London is protected and inviolable;

Jones could have been arrested and detained when she walked into it if she really has an outstanding warrant of arrest against her.

It will be a case of the Malaysian authorities arresting a Malaysian citizen on technically ‘Malaysian land’ for investigation into a crime allegedly committed in Malaysia,” said Jeremiah.

He was commenting on Jones’ recent comment that although she doubted there was actually a warrant of arrest on her, citing her walking out of the Malaysian High Commission in London recently, without being arrested.

“If there is such a warrant of arrest on me, they (Malaysian authorities) could have arrested me when I was inside the Malaysian High Commission recently, as that’s considered Malaysian territory,” she said.

It was reported recently that she had gone to the Malaysian High Commission in London early this month, to collect her passport which she had

applied for, only to be told by Immigration attache Azhar Abdul Hamid later that her pending application had been refused.

Jeremiah added that the Malaysian government could actually send police officers to London to interrogate and record her statement and subsequently set up court inside the Malaysian High Commission by flying judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, witnesses and evidence there to try Jones.

“If convicted, a mini prison can also be arranged inside for her incarceration to serve out her sentence.

“Can the British authorities rescue Jones when such a scenario happens?

“In my view, the answer is in the negative as they are confined to outside the gates and walls of the Malaysian High Commission.

“From my perspective, it was a major slip-up and an embarrassing fiasco on the part of the Malaysian government in the London High Commission, and Jones is now a celebrity (an escape artist) thanks to the former,” he said.

On Jones’ ongoing campaign to get Sabah and Sarawak out of Malaysia, Jeremiah opined that whether Sabah and Sarawak continue to stay in Malaysia would depend on the collective democratic decision of the peoples living in Sabah and Sarawak – not individuals from outside.

Source: The Borneo Post

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“I’m wise enough not to get killed in the course” - Doris Jones

BY PLUTO JAMES

KOTA KINABALU: Claiming potential threat to her personal safety, besides the possibility of being arrested under the Sedition Act, London-based Sabah activist Doris Jones who advocates secession, is reconsidering her plans to return to Malaysia.

She said although she’s prepared to sacrifice for her struggle for her beloved state of Sabah and its people, she’s wise enough not to get herself killed in the course.

Jones also acknowledged that she was concerned with the possibility of the Malaysian authority arresting her under the Sedition Act although she doubt there was actually a warrant of arrest on her, citing her walking out of the Malaysian Embassy in London recently, without being arrested.

“If there is such a warrant of arrest on me, they (Malaysian authority) could have arrested me when I was inside the Malaysian Embassy recently, as that’s considered Malaysian territory,” she said.

Recently, Kota Kinabalu-based legal consultant Jeremiah Yee has warned that Jones will be arrested upon returning to Sabah using her newly-acquired British passport, since there has been a warrant of arrest issued by the police on her, to face charges under sedition for her secessionist movement.

He explained that unless Jones was issued with a diplomatic passport, having an ordinary British passport does not give the holder immunity from prosecution.

“If the Malaysian authorities have issued a warrant to arrest someone for some sort of offence, this means the person can be arrested when he or she steps onto Malaysian soil,” he said.

Doris, 46, who is Penampang-born and raised in Labuan was married to an Englishman but she remained in England when the two went separate ways.

When contacted via her Facebook account, Doris whose maiden name is Yapp Kim Yuon remarked:

“The death of P.I Bala (a private investigator who is a key witness in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial) after returning to Malaysia is one lesson to learn from! If they do kill me in silence here (London), it is different story but to put myself to be kill...that is stupid,” she said.

Although it was reported that Balasubramaniam had died due to a heart attack on 15 March 2013, there were nonetheless a lot of speculations over the actual cause of his death in the Malaysian blogsphere.

The last time Jones returned to Malaysia was before the 13th general election. She left Malaysia for United Kingdom in 1996 and is currently working as a paralegal cum advocate in London.

Her interest to champion Sabah rights started since 1984 when Labuan became a federal territory. She claimed that at that time, she already had a negative perception of the Federal government’s treatment towards Sabah.

“I knew the making of Labuan an Offshore Financial Centre would not last long and would scrap off many job opportunities for the locals on the upper grades. And there’s also the issue of illegal immigrants coming in (to Sabah) without any control. So, what is the meaning of federal government?” she said.

Previously, there was an attempt by the authorities to extradite Jones but it could not be carried out as Britain does not recognise her crime under the Sedition Act.

Meanwhile, asked on her earlier plans to return to Malaysia with her newly-acquired United Kingdom international passport, she revealed that it was aimed chiefly to give her support to the group of four volunteers of the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) movement, who were charged with allegedly propagating the secession of Sabah from Malaysia.

With the changed of her plans to return to Malaysia now, Jones who is the founder of Sabah Sarawak Union (UK) said she would continue to monitor and support the SSKM volunteers from London. She also claimed to have around 70,000 followers.

She maintained that secession is the best way for Sabah and its people to regain control of their rich natural resources and to strive for a better future.

“We are entitled to every penny out of our oil, gas, timber and other natural resources. Secession is the best answer for us in Sabah. Will this nation ever return to the constitutional principles of our founding fathers? The answer, I am convinced, is NO!

“What I am doing now is not a ''circus show''. It is real and I am willing to take all the risks. We, Sabahans have nothing to lose after all; after this 52 years (of independence) we have lost billions and lives! We, Sabahans must take a stand against the ongoing and unjust colonisation of our homeland,” she said.

Touching on the Sabah Immigration Department director Noor Alam Khan Wahid Khan’s recent statement that she would have to make up her mind on which citizenship to retain when she returns to Sabah, Jones countered that Noor Alam should be more concerned of the huge presence of illegal immigrants in the state, rather than questioning her citizenship.

“I was born a Sabahan and I always will be a Sabahan. No one can change that!” she concluded.

Source: Kinabalu Today

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Sarawak minister: UK must ‘come back and fix wrongs’ in Malaysia Agreement

KUCHING, Oct 29 — The UK cannot disavow responsibility if the Malaysia Agreement 1963 it helped to draft has been violated, Sarawak minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said today.

Masing explained that this was because the UK was party to the agreement that was signed when Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and — briefly — Singapore joined together to form Malaysia, and must be held accountable.

“The UK government has to tell us what are the conditions in the MA63 that could have been breached,” he told reporters.

“If indeed there are wrong somewhere, they must come back and fix the wrongs, if there is any,” the state land development minister told reporters today after signing a memorandum of understanding between Bakun Charitable Trust and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) here.

The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president said, however, that his remarks did not mean he was implying that Putrajaya has breached the agreement.

Masing was responding to Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan’s remarks blaming the UK for not doing enough to prevent the confusion that has cropped up following their withdrawal with the formation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963.

Speaking in Parliament last Tuesday, Pairin, who is also Parti Bersatu (PBS) president, said the British government had allowed the situation to deteriorate since then as there were many unresolved issues regarding interpretation of the MA63.

He said a reading of the Malaysia Act 1963, Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report and Cobbold Commission Report led him to conclude that the UK acted as though it was in a rush to relinquish its duties to the two Borneo states.

The former Sabah chief minister also urged the British High Commissioner to Malaysia to convey the grievances of Sabahans to the Queen of England.

Source: The Malay Online

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Pairin: UK should help clear unhappiness in Sabah, Sarawak

The colonialists didn’t do enough to prevent the confusion that has since arisen on Malaysia in Borneo.

KOTA KINABALU: Huguan Siou and Keningau MP Joseph Pairin Kitingan blames the hasty British departure from Sabah and Sarawak on 16 September 1963 for the prevailing confusion in the two states on their status in the Federation with the peninsula. “They did not do enough to prevent the confusion that has since cropped up. The British High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur should take note of this and send this message to the Queen.”

“It’s incumbent upon the British Government to assume the responsibility to help clear up the unhappiness in Sabah and Sarawak on Malaysia.”

Until today, we have so many unresolved issues in Sabah and Sarawak on Malaysia, he added. “Because of the British leaving without preparation and protection for the people, there’s suspicion and anger that has led to animosity against the Federal Government.”

He cited the interpretation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the 40 per cent revenue that Sabah is entitled to under the 48th Schedule in the Inter-Governmental Committee Report (IGC), as examples.

Pairin, who is also a Deputy Chief Minister and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President, was debating Budget 2016 in Parliament on Tuesday. “It cannot be denied that there’s much unhappiness in both states in Borneo over the loss of safeguards and their treatment after the formation of Malaysia.”

He conceded that the empowerment which Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had promised Sabah and Sarawak was a step forward. “We need autonomy in many areas like education and health. Small projects like supplying food to schools should not need approval from Putrajaya.”

The young have different views, he warned, on the 20 points safeguards (18 Points in Sarawak), five per cent oil royalty, and other issues that have become the topics in political debate. “Looking at the constitutional documents in Borneo on Malaysia, we can conclude that the British Government had acted in a rush as if it wanted to relinquish its responsibilities towards its colonies in Borneo.”

“Therefore, the proposal to form Malaysia was done in haste.”

Besides MA63, IGC Report and the 20/18 Points, Pairin cited the Cobbold Commission Report (CCR) as evidence of the British beating a hasty retreat from Borneo.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Court overturns ban on pro-Sarawak rights group

KUCHING, Oct 30 ― The High Court today reversed the home ministry’s decision to ban a local civil society group, nearly a year after the pro-Sarawak rights movement was declared illegal by Putrajaya.

Datuk Rhodzarian Bujang ruled that the ministry’s decision to ban the Sarawak Association of Peoples’ Aspirations (SAPA) was irrational, illegal, unconstitutional and without basis.

“As of today, SAPA is no longer an illegal society,” the group’s counsel Dominique Ng Kim Ho told reporters after the judge made her ruling in chambers.

Ng said the judge agreed with his arguments that SAPA was not given the chance to respond to allegations made against them before the ministry declared that it was illegal on November 14 last year.

He added that five out of the nine police reports lodged against the group had nothing to do with a public forum organised by SAPA, where a panel speaker had allegedly made seditious remarks.

SAPA president Lina Soo said the court ruling vindicates their position that Sarawakians have every right to speak out against any perceived violation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the accompanying Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report ― which were signed by Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore to formalise the formation of the federation.

“Now that SAPA has been declared legal, we will speak against any violation of the MA63,” she said, referring to the Malaysia Agreement.

In a federal gazette published on Nov14 last year, Zahid  gave his “opinion that SAPA is being used for purposes prejudicial to the interest of the security of Malaysia and public order”.

Subsequently, the RoS deregistered SAPA under Section 5 (1) of the Societies Act 1966.

Apart from reversing the home ministry’s decision, the court also ordered the federal government to pay RM8,000 in costs.

Source: The Malay Online

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Doris Jones returning to M’sia with UK passport

Sabah secessionist says she was left with no choice but to obtain UK travel documents after the Malaysian government refused to renew her passport.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah secessionist activist Doris Jones will be returning to Malaysia but with a UK passport.

Based in London, Jones has said that she is definitely planning to make a trip back to Sabah with her new travel documents after her application to renew her Malaysian passport was rejected, according to a report in the Star Online.

“I won’t tell you when, but I will come back. I have family there,’’ Jones said when contacted in London by telephone yesterday.

Jones, whose full name is Doris Yapp Kim Young, posted on her Facebook page on Sunday that she had settled her passport problems in the United Kingdom without any problems.

According to her, she has not given up her Malaysian citizenship by applying for the UK passport, which she was entitled to having been a permanent resident of the United Kingdom for the last 20 years.

“It is not my intention to change my passport from Malaysian passport to United Kingdom international passport, but it is the fault of Malaysian government for rejecting a Sabah citizen from continuing to stay in Malaysia,” she said.

“I have not applied for British citizenship. I only applied for a travel document as Malaysia is refusing to renew my passport.”

Jones, who runs the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) movement, said that her application to renew her passport at the Malaysian High Commission in London was rejected, though she was offered an emergency one-way travel document to renew her passport in Putrajaya.

“I want to renew my passport in Kota Kinabalu. Why Putrajaya?” she asked.

A court in Tuaran had issued an arrest warrant against Jones in January, ordering her appearance in court to answer a charge under the Sedition Act for allegedly promoting the secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia.

Malaysian police requested Interpol’s help to trace Jones in February but were reported by The Star as saying later in May that they could not extradite her from London as Britain, which has abolished its sedition laws, did not recognise her “crime”.

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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Pandangan TMJ dihormati, jangan jejas keharmonian negara, kata Nur Jazlan

Sabah dan Sarawak akan turut mengikut jejak langkah sekiranya Johor meninggalkan Persekutuan Malaysia, kata Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.

Nur Jazlan yang juga merupakan ahli Parlimen Pulai berkata, meskipun beliau menghormati pandangan Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, usaha untuk menyatukan Malaysia tidak seharusnya dipengaruhi sentimen kenegerian kerana ia bakal memberikan kesan kepada keharmonian negara.

“Kita berjaya membentuk sebuah negara sejak beberapa tahun sebelum ini walaupun penjajah beranggapan kita akan gagal kerana latar belakang kepelbagaian etnik dan agama.

“Hidup dengan harmoni adalah sebahagian daripada kebanggaan Malaysia. Jika ia berlaku, (Johor meninggalkan Malaysia), Sabah dan Sarawak juga berkemungkinan akan mengikut jejak langkah yang sama,” katanya dalam kenyataan itu.

Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim sebelum ini dilaporkan berkata, semua negeri termasuk Johor mempunyai hak untuk menarik diri daripada Malaysia jika mana-mana terma dalam perjanjian antara Johor dan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu tidak dipatuhi.

Dalam satu temu bual bersama laman sesawang sukan FourthOfficial.com, Tunku Mahkota Johor itu berkata kenyataannya mungkin akan disifatkan menghasut namun beliau lebih bimbang dan mengutamakan rakyat negeri itu.

"Saya akan menjadi Sultan pada masa depan dan tanggungjawab utama saya ialah kepada rakyat Johor.

"Malaysia sangat penting kepada saya, tetapi Johor dan JDT keutamaan saya," katanya. 

"Bertahun kita hidup aman dan bebas. Malah, kita hanya menyertai Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, apabila kedua-dua pihak bersetuju dengan beberapa syarat-syarat asas.

"Dan jika mana-mana terma itu dilanggar, kita ada hak untuk menarik diri daripada negara ini.

"Anda boleh menuduh saya menghasut sentimen kenegerian, tapi saya hanya menjalankan tugas saya kepada rakyat Johor, dan mengingatkan mereka tentang sejarah dan warisan tanah yang besar ini. "

Jun lalu, adindanya Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim mencetuskan kontroversi apabila memuat naik tulisan berkaitan perjanjian bersama dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Dalam status di Instagram yang sudah dipadam antaranya menyebut Johor bersetuju menandatangani perjanjian 1946 itu dengan mengenakan beberapa syarat.

Perjanjian itu termasuk Islam menjadi agama negeri, air dan tanah negeri menjadi hak mutlak Johor serta askar timbalan setia tidak boleh dibubarkan.

Tunku Idris juga tidak terkecuali mengkritik Putrajaya selain bapanya Sultan Johor yang menggesa kerajaan menyelesaikan masalah ekonomi negara dan penyusutan nilai ringgit. – 18 Oktober, 2015.

Source: The Malaysia Insider

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TMJ beri amaran Johor boleh keluar Malaysia jika perjanjian tidak dipatuhi

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim menegaskan semua negeri termasuk Johor mempunyai hak untuk menarik diri dari Malaysia jika mana-mana terma dalam perjanjian antara Johor dan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu tidak dipatuhi.

Dalam satu temu bual dalam laman web sukan FourthOfficial.com, Tunku Mahkota Johor itu berkata kenyataannya mungkin akan disifatkan menghasut namun beliau lebih bimbang dan mengutamakan rakyat negeri itu.

"Saya akan menjadi Sultan pada masa depan dan tanggungjawab utama saya ialah kepada rakyat Johor. 

 "Malaysia sangat penting kepada saya, tetapi Johor dan JDT keutamaan saya," katanya.

Tunku Ismail berkata, rakyat mempunyai hak untuk tahu keadaan huru-hara yang berlaku di Malaysia hari ini tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan Istana Johor.

"Bertahun kita hidup aman dan bebas.

"Malah, kami hanya menyertai Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, apabila kedua-dua pihak bersetuju dengan beberapa syarat-syarat asas.

"Dan jika mana-mana terma itu dilanggar, kita ada hak untuk menarik diri daripada negara ini. 

"Anda boleh menuduh saya menghasut sentimen kenegerian, tapi saya hanya menjalankan tugas saya kepada rakyat Johor, dan mengingatkan mereka tentang sejarah dan warisan tanah yang besar ini. "

Jun lalu, adindanya Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim mencetuskan kontroversi apabila memuat naik tulisan berkaitan perjanjian bersama dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Dalam status di Instagram yang sudah dipadam antaranya menyebut Johor bersetuju menandatangani perjanjian 1946 itu dengan mengenakan beberapa syarat.

Perjanjian itu termasuk Islam menjadi agama negeri, air dan tanah negeri menjadi hak mutlak Johor serta askar timbalan setia tidak boleh dibubarkan.

Tunku Idris juga tidak terkecuali mengkritik Putrajaya selain bapanya Sultan Johor yang menggesa kerajaan menyelesaikan masalah ekonomi negara dan penyusutan nilai ringgit.

Beberapa bulan lalu, Tunku Ismail turut dibidas dengan Menteri Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz ekoran mengkritik Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak kerana tidak muncul dalam program Nothing2Hide.

Beliau juga pernah menegur Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Umno Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi kerana mengatakan hubungan antara perdana menteri dan Istana Johor baik.

Tunku Ismail berkata Puad tidak seharusnya membuat kenyataan jika tidak mengetahui keadaan sebenar.

Dalam wawancara bersama FourthOfficial.com, Tunku Ismail berbicara mengenai sukan bola sepak, JDT dan perancangan dalam industri itu. – 16 Oktober, 2015.

Source: The Malaysia Insider

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Nur Jazlan says respects Johor crown prince’s views but don’t undermine harmony

If Johor leaves Malaysia, Borneo states Sarawak and Sabah may want to follow suit, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said, The Sunday Star reported today.

Responding to Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who warned that Johor had every right to secede from the country if any of the terms in the agreement between Johor and the Federation of Malaya were breached, Nur Jazlan said he respected the prince’s personal view.

However, the Pulai lawmaker said 60 years of effort to unite Malaysia should not be hampered by state-based sentiments, which could jeopardise the country’s harmony.

He said the country’s struggle to ensure continuous unity and development should not go in vain, and that Malaysia had proven its former colonisers wrong as the nation had stood united despite racial and cultural differences.

“We have managed to develop as a nation over the years despite our former colonisers predicting that we would fail because of our multi-ethnicity and multi-religious background.

“Living harmoniously is part of Malaysia’s pride. If such a thing happens (Johor secedes), even Sabah and Sarawak might want to follow Johor’s footsteps,” he was quoted as saying in the English daily's report.

It was reported on Friday that during an interview with sports website FourthOfficial.com, Tunku Ismail said his views might be seen as instigating state-based sentiments, but his main concern was the people of Johor.

“I am going to be the future sultan of this state and my main responsibility is towards the people of Johor. Malaysia is important to me, but Johor and JDT will always come first,” he was quoted as saying.

“People deserve to know, that the mess we have in the country right now, should in no way be associated with the Johor royal family. Over the years, we’ve always been strong and independent as well as resourceful. In fact, we only joined the Federation of Malaya, upon both parties agreeing to several basic terms.

“And if any of those terms are breached, we have every right to secede from this country. You can accuse me of instigating state-based sentiments, but to me, I’m merely doing my duty to the people of Johor, and reminding them of the history and heritage behind this great land.”

In June, Tunku Ismail’s younger brother Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim created a stir after he posted a warning that Johor may secede from Malaysia on his Instagram account. The posting has since been deleted. – October 18, 2015.

Source: The Malaysia Insider

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Johor has every right to secede from Malaysia, says crown prince

Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has warned that the state has every right to secede from the country if any of the terms in the agreement between Johor and the Federation of Malaya are breached.

In an interview with sports website FourthOfficial.com, the crown prince said that his views might be seen as instigating state-based sentiments, but his main concern was the people of Johor.

"I am going to be the future Sultan of this state and my main responsibility is towards the people of Johor. Malaysia is important to me, but Johor and JDT will always come first," he was quoted as saying.

"People deserve to know, that the mess we have in the country right now, should in no way be associated to the Johor royal family. Over the years, we’ve always been strong and independent as well as resourceful. In fact, we only joined the Federation of Malaya, upon both parties agreeing to several basic terms.

"And if any of those terms are breached, we have every right to secede from this country. You can accuse me of instigating state-based sentiments, but to me, I’m merely doing my duty to the people of Johor, and reminding them of the history and heritage behind this great land."

In June, Tunku Ismail's younger brother Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim created a stir after he posted a warning that Johor may secede from Malaysia, on his Instagram account.

In the posting which has since been deleted, the prince said the state joined the Federation in 1946 on a few conditions, including making Islam the religion of the state, Johor's absolute right over its water and land, and the state royalty would be allowed to have its own armed forces.

Tunku Ismail is no stranger to bluntness, having been critical of Putrajaya, along with his father the Johor sultan who recently urged the government to solve the country's economic woes and the declining value of the ringgit.

Several months ago, Tunku Ismail got into a spat with Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz over his criticism of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's non-appearance at the Nothing2Hide forum.

He had also admonished Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi for saying relations between the prime minister and the Johor palace were good. Tunku Ismail said Puad should not make statements without knowing what took place.

In the interview with FourthOfficial.com, where Tunku Ismail had mostly talked about football, the Johor team Southern Tigers and his plans for the sport, the crown prince listed his father and former Cuban president Fidel Castro as his idols.

"He may be a communist, but I respect the fact that he stood for the principles he believed in," the crown prince said, referring to Castro. – October 16, 2015.

Source: The Malaysia Insider

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Lawyers: Doris Jones can’t be stripped of citizenship

Sabahans think that she should remain in the UK and highlight the plight of Sabah and Sarawak in the Federation with the peninsula.

KOTA KINABALU: The legal fraternity in Sabah are unanimous that local freedom fighter Doris Jones @ Doris Yapp Kim Yuon who heads the UK-based Sabah Sarawak Union-United Kingdom (SSU-UK), an NGO behind the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) Facebook page, cannot be deprived of her citizenship.

“Canceling Jones’s passport only restricts her ability to travel and does not strip her of Malaysian citizenship,” said lawyer Tengku Fuad Ahmad who represents four SSKM volunteers facing sedition charges in Sabah.

Sabahans in general think that she should remain in the UK and continue to highlight the plight of Sabah and Sarawak in the Federation with the peninsula. “I don’t see what useful purpose can be served by her returning and ending up behind bars,” said Daniel John Jambun, the President of the UK-based Borneo’s Plight in Malaysia Foundation (Bopim).

Former Sabah Chief Minister Yong Teck Lee, like other lawyers, echoed Fuad’s stand. “The Malaysian Government cannot deny a citizen the right to return to the country,” he added. “The government cannot deny a citizen the right to his or her passport.”

“Whether the passport holder might be arrested or detained for investigation upon returning to Malaysia is a different matter. A citizen has the right to a passport.”

Yong, who is also Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) president, said that by denying Jones her passport, the government only looks ridiculous. “It’s a denial of her human rights.”

The former chief minister has been left wondering why the government does not want to give Jones her passport if they wanted her to return, be arrested and face charges for seeking the exit of Sabah and Sarawak from the Federation with the peninsula. “In any case, we can assume that Jones wants to return home to visit her ageing parents and tend to them in their last days.”

Yong believes that Jones has permanent residence in the UK, having been married before to a British citizen, but if she’s not allowed by Putrajaya to return home, “she will become the first Sabahan forced into exile.”

Fuad fears for Jones and thinks that it is better for her to remain in the UK. “The sedition charge against her and the act of canceling her passport, to me, is evidence of persecution, which could assist her in the event that she decides to seek asylum in the UK.”

Fuad warned that if Jones insisted on returning, she will have to contend with a regime that is strongly-motivated against her. “The authorities are determined to prosecute and convict her.”

Source: Free Malaysia Today

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四人煽动案申请移高庭 11月11日裁决是否批准

(本报讯）四名来自斗亚兰青年分别被控分派“沙砂脱离大马”传单而触犯煽动法令。辩方申请移上高庭昤审，高庭择定十一月十一日裁决是否给予批准。

四名被告阿兹利西都（25岁），杰米利古（32岁），依力杰威寒（29岁）及佐瑟哥利斯（30岁）。

他们个别面对控状指他们于今年2月1日早上9点15分在斗亚兰市区斗磨场分别拥有煽动性内容的传单，均触犯煽动法令第4 (2)条文。

此条文下刑罚为最高罚款二千令吉，或坐监18个月，再犯者可被判监高达三年。

四名被告于今年三月十六日否认有罪后，各以二万令吉（其中一万令吉存保）及各一人保释候审，并于上月八日过堂，展延本月十五日再过堂。

四名被告由代表律师东姑阿末法益与陈创龙代为向高庭申请，将案从地庭移上高庭。

东姑阿末法益律师指出，辩方申请移高庭审讯的理由，是要挑战煽动法令是否构成刑事罪行？

此案在地庭审理的话，最后的终极上诉将是上诉庭，如果在高庭审理，最后的终极上诉则是联邦法院，而在联邦法院才能针对编动法令条文，会否倾向刑事罪行，作出明确诠释。

副检察司阿吉兹诺丁则加以反对，要求髙庭勿予批准。他说现阶段控方只在控状中，要指控被告是否拥有内容煽动性的文件而已，其他问题仍未产生。

拿督诺再雅法官聆审后，谕令控方针对此项申请，给予辩方明确立场，双方可在十月廿一日之前入禀书面陈词，她择定十一月十一日作出裁决。

2015/10/02亚洲时报

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Rulling Nov 11 on bid of 4 SKMM activists

KOTA KINABALU, 2 october 2015: The High Court will on Nov 11 deliver its decision on the application by four Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SKMM) activists to have their case of having materials calling for Sabah and Sarawak to secede from Malaysia transferred from the Sessions Court to the High Court.

In their application, Azrie Situ, 24, Jemmy Liku, Markus Situ, 32, Erick Jack William, 29, and Joseph Koilis, 29, raised that legal arguments which are going to be raised in their defence are complex in nature and that such complex legal arguments are matters best heard and determined by the High Court.

Their counsel Tengku Ahmad Fuad, who appeared together with counsel Arthur Chin, also told Judge Datuk Nurchaya Arshad that they were challenging the definition of 'seditious tendency'.

The four had, on March 16 this year, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to having pamphlets with seditious content at 9.50am on Feb 1, this year at the weekly Tamu in Tuaran.

Erick is accused of having 91 pieces of the seditious pamphlets, Joseph 13, Azrie five and Jemmy one.

The offence, under Section 4(2) of the Sedition Act, carries a fine of up to RM2,000 or a jail term of up to 18 months, or both, on conviction with the offending publications to be seized and destroyed.

The trial of the activists has been put off in the Sessions Court pending the outcome of their application in the High Court.

In Thursday's proceeding Tengku Ahmad argued that speaking up about Sabah's rights within Malaysia can never be seditious.

"(And) we are challenging the definition of 'seditious tendency'.

"What we are saying is that if you questioned Sabahan's rights openly...that category of speech is incapable of criminalisation under the Sedition Act," said Tengku Ahmad.

The court also ordered the prosecution to give the defence the list of words claimed to be seditious in the document by Oct 7 and ordered both applicants and the prosecution to tender their respective submission on Oct 21.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Azreezi Nordin appeared for the prosecution.

Source: Daily Express

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Permohonan 4 aktivis SKMM kes didengar di Mahkamah Tinggi diketahui 11 November

KOTA KINABALU, 2 Oktober 2015: Mahkamah Tinggi akan menyampaikan keputusannya pada 11 November mengenai permohonan oleh empat aktivis Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SKMM) agar kes mereka kerana memiliki material yang menggesa Sabah dan Sarawak keluar daripada Malaysia dipindahkan dari Mahkamah Seksyen kepada Mahkamah Tinggi.

Dalam permohonan mereka, Azrie Situ 24,Jemmy Liku Markus Situ 32, Erick Jack William 29, dan Joseph Koilis 29, membangkitkan bahawa penghujahan perundangan yang akan dibangkitkan dalam pembelaan mereka adalah rumit dan penghujahan perundangan yangkompleks rumit adalah perkara yang paling sesuai didengar dan ditentukan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi.

Peguam mereka Tengku Ahmad Fuad, yang tampil bersama peguam Arthur Chin juga memberitahu Hakim Datuk Nurchaya Hj Arshad bahawa mereka mencabar definisi 'kecenderungan menghasut'.

Empat orang itu pada 16 Mac tahun ini mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen kerana memiliki risalah yang mengandungi unsur hasutan pada 9.50 pagi 1 Februari tahun ini di Tamu mingguan di Tuaran.

Erick dituduh memiliki 91 keping risalah berbaur hasutan, Joseph 13, Azrie lima dan Jemmy satu.

Kesalahan, di bawah Seksyen 4(2) Akta Hasutan, membawa hukuman denda sehingga RM 2,000 atau penjara sehingga 18 bulan, atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan dengan penerbitan yang menghasut akan dirampas dan dimusnahkan.

Perbicaraan aktivis-aktivis itu di Mahkamah Sesyen ditangguhkan sementara menunggu hasil permohonan mereka di Mahkamah Tinggi.

Dalam prosidang Khamis, Tengku Ahmad menghujahkan bahawa bersuara tentang hak-hak Sabah di dalam Malaysia tidak boleh dianggap menghasut.

"(Dan) kami mahu mencabar definisi 'kecenderungan menghasut'.

"Apa yang kami katakan ialah jika kamu mempersoalkan hak-hak Sabah secara terbuka... kategori bersuara itu tidak membawa kepada jenayah di bawah Akta Hasutan," kata Tengku Ahmad.

Mahkamah juga memerintahkan pendakwaan memberikan pembelaan senarai perkataan-perkataan yang didakwa sebagai menghasut dalam dokumen itu pada 7 Oktober dan memerintahkan kedua-dua pemohon dan pendakwaan agar mengemukakan penghujahan masing-masing pada 21 Oktober.

Timbalan Pendakwa Rava (Dpp) Azreezi Nordin tampil untuk pendakwaan.

Source: Daily Express

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Refusing Doris Jones her passport a breach of citizenship rights, lawyers say

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 2 — The alleged refusal of Malaysian authorities to renew Sabah secessionist Doris Jones’ passport is a blatant abuse of power and a violation of her constitutional right to citizenship, lawyers here said.

When contacted, the lawyers said the authorities cannot block the UK-based Jones from getting her Malaysian passport because she is wanted for arrest here as the country’s legal system regards every individual as innocent until proven guilty.

“Authorities have no power to arbitrarily deny Jones her passport simply because she faces charges,” said civil liberties lawyer Tengku Fuad Ahmad.

He added that there are more serious reasons for the Malaysian authorities to deny individuals their access to passports, like if the applicant is deemed a threat to national security or a terrorist under the The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act.

“Even if she was convicted, passports are usually only denied on grounds of security,” he said when contacted by Malay Mail Online.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Jones said she received a notification from the Malaysian High Commission in London to collect her passport which she had applied for, only to be told by Immigration attaché Azhar Abdul Hamid later that her pending application has been refused.

She was also told that there was a pending status attached to her passport, under her registered name Doris Yapp Kim Youn, and that she could “try returning later”.

According to Tengku Fuad, without her passport and the fact that she faces arrest upon her return to Malaysia, the best thing for Jones to do now is to seek asylum in the United Kingdom.

“In these circumstances, it is clear that Doris will, if she returns, have to contend with a system that is strongly motivated against her — the authorities are determined to prosecute and convict her,” he said.

The lawyer, who is also the counsel for the four Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia volunteers who were recently charged for sedition, explained, however, that cancelling Jones’s passport only restricts her ability to travel but does not strip her of her Malaysian citizenship.

“The sedition charge and the act of cancelling her passport is to me, evidence of persecution, which could assist Doris Jones in the event that she decides to seek asylum in the UK.

“At this stage, seeking asylum seems the safest course of action for her,” he said, adding that human rights laws in the UK would be favourable to her.

Former chief minister and lawyer Datuk Yong Teck Lee also agreed said that Malaysian authorities cannot deny a citizen the right to his or her passport, nor prevent them from returning to their home country.

“Whether the passport holder might be arrested or detained for investigation upon return to Malaysia or not is another matter. But the citizen has a right to a passport.

“Denying her her passport only makes the Malaysian government look ridiculous. It is denial of her human rights to return to Malaysia,” he said, referring to the International Criminal Police Organisation.

The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president said the Malaysian authorities should allow Jones to renew her passport if they wanted her to return to be arrested.

“It would be safe to assume Jones will be making a trip home eventually to tend to her elderly parents,” he said.

He also said Jones will likely be able to get a permanent residency in the UK due to her past marriage to a British citizen but she will become the first Sabahan being forced into exile by Putrajaya and not allowed home to Sabah.

PKR vice president Darell Leiking also said that Jones should not be deprived of her constitutional right to a passport when she has not been charged for a crime.

“She is, as far as the law is concerned, still innocent until proven guilty. Besides, any attempts by the authorities to secure her arrest should be by proper legal procedure in which the Malaysian police can enforce such arrest warrant by applying with the UK authorities,” he said.

“Until then, her right to a passport renewal is an inherent and constitutional right of a citizen of the federation and is separate from the warrant of arrest. She can take court action to affirm her right of renewal of the passport,” he said.

Jones shot into the spotlight about a year ago after a Facebook page she ran called “Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia” surfaced, criticising government policies and promoting Sabah’s secession.

In February, Sabah police commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman announced a warrant of arrest for Jones under her registered name Doris Yapp Kim Young, 45, for sedition.

He also said that local police would seek Interpol’s help to find Jones in the UK but British law does not recognise the crime for which she is wanted in Malaysia, and Malaysians police have conceded they are not able to extradite Jones and can only act against her when she returns to the country.

Jones has repeatedly denied being contacted by Malaysian authorities or Interpol in the UK. 

Source: The Malay Mail Online

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