Umno Puteri chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the ongoing
Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on immigrants should not be
politicised to the extent of creating dissatisfaction and hatred among
different ethnic groups in Sabah.
The Papar member of
parliament said it was regrettable that certain opposition leaders were
manipulating the facts from the inquiry to play with the sentiments and
the feeling of the people with the hope of gaining political mileage and
support from certain groups.
“The fact that the RCI was set up
shows that the government is sincere and committed in dealing with the
issues pertaining to the illegal immigrants in Sabah,” she said.
“The
right thing to do now is for everyone to let the commission do their
job objectively without too much political pressure,” she added.
“Let
the RCI make its own conclusions, we do not need unnecessary
assumptions from the opposition parties in regards to what has
transpired in the inquiry.
“The witnesses who have testified
before the commission have given their own personal accounts and views
of the things being probed, the truth has yet to be determined. There
are about 100 more witnesses who have yet to give their testimonies.
“So
let the inquiry be concluded and not make our own conclusions to suit
our interest just because election is nearing,” she said yesterday.
What
was important, said Rosnah, was to ensure transparency in the whole
process of the inquiry, not only in investigating the issues of
immigrants in Sabah but also formulating necessary measures to overcome
the problems to be identified.
“Perhaps they (opposition) have
forgotten that it was the government who set up the RCI. The moment the
commission was established they started to take advantage, even claiming
credit for the inquiry.
“If they really are responsible, they
should let the RCI finish its job before jumping to conclusion and try
to influence public opinion; let the witnesses give their statements.
“I
was made to understand that DAP Sabah will organize demonstration and
so on … such action is really not necessary. The right thing to do is to
wait for the inquiry to be completed and to accept whatever it
decides,” she said.
She stressed that politicizing every statement
made by the witnesses would not help the proceeding of the inquiry, the
ultimate objective of which is to find effective solutions for the long
standing illegal immigrant problems in Sabah.
She added that it
was irresponsible and cowardly for the opposition to take advantage of
the good intention of the RCI to ignite friction and hatred among the
people just to promote their narrow political agendas.
Source: Borneo Post
Harap saksi pun makin ramai yang tampil untuk menjayakan pelaksanaan RCI ni.
ReplyDeletePihak pembangkang pun janganlah dulu membuat kesimpulan awal bagi kerja siasatan oleh RCI ni.
ReplyDeletebuat masa tunggu RCI selesai, baru buat kesimpulan.
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