Sabah RCI: Home Ministry blocked Project IC probe, RCI hears

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Aidila Razak 8:16AM Sep 6, 2013

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Sabah RCI: Home Ministry blocked Project IC probe, RCI hears

The Home Ministry ordered its officers 
not to testify before the parliamentary 
select committee on integrity that first 
investigated allegations of immigrants 
illegally granted citizenship in Sabah, 
Upko president Bernard Giluk 
Dompok said.

Bernard, who was chairperson of the select 
committee in 2006, told the royal commission 
of inquiry on immigrants in Sabah today that 
the ministry had written a letter to him informing 
him of this decision.

"I received a letter from the Home Ministry secretary-general at that time. He said in no uncertain 
terms that the officers from his ministry and departments will not be appearing anymore before the 
PSC," he testified before the RCI at the Kota Kinabalu court complex today.

The Home Minister at that time was Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad.
Project IC is the broad name given to a series of covert operations involving government officers 
granting citizenship to immigrants in Sabah in exchange for votes for the BN.

Bernard, who was former MP for Penampang, said the Home Ministry officers had initially testified 
before the PSC, until they were instructed to do otherwise.

"That was the end of the interviews with the officers concerned. I felt then that there was a lot of 
reluctance from them, and I could not get further evidence.

"I felt therefore there was hardly any point for me to continue on to be PSC chairperson," he said, 
adding that he then resigned from the position.

The PSC members themselves were not satisfied with the answers that they were getting, 
Bernard added.

Officers may have been reluctant to testify

The Home Ministry officers may have been reluctant to testify before the bi-partisan committee 
also because was a cabinet minister then and was seen as being part of the government.

Bernard also said that criticism of the Election Commission on the integrity of the electoral roll 
should also be addressed.

Those responsible for illegally giving out citizenships should be charged with treason.

Between 1995 and 1996, several individuals, including government officers, were arrested in 
connection with the illegal issue of blue ICs and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act. 
They have since been released.

He also suggested the creation of a force, similar to Rela, to defend Sabah's borders from the 
continued influx of illegal immigrants.

"Sabahans have been too relaxed. It is about time that they defend their state. There should be
some form of militarisation of Sabah," Bernard said.

Nigel Aw

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THE ILLEGAL BUSINESS IN TAMAN MALURI, DESA PANDAN, BUKIT BINTANG, 
KAMPUNG BARU, TITIWANGSA.............................................

CONNECTED TO THIS MALAY BASTARD WHO IN RETURN GIVES ENVELOPE TO PDRM FOR 
THEIR CO-OPERATION. SINCE THE IGP AND HIS DEPUTY ARE FROM THE STREET IT IS 
OBVIOUS THEY ARE ALSO BUDDIES IN CRIME.

It is time the Indians, MIC, Hindraf and those cheated hunt this criminal down.