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Newly-formed Bajau association joins calls for setting up of RCI
Kota Kinabalu Jan 03, 2012: The newly-formed Bumiputera Bajau Semporna Association (Perbubas) has joined the chorus in calling on the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the long-standing illegal immigrant and "Project IC" issues in Sabah.
Its President, Mansur Santiri, said they supported the call because their rights as Bumiputeras were wrongly compromised some 15 to 20 years ago.
"We urge the Government to re-analyse the issue of land approvalsÉthe leaders may have 'terlepas pandang' (missed) the problem,"
he said when met at the Daily Express office, here, Tuesday.
Santiri explained that from the 70s to 80s, most of the people working in the Sabah Land and Development Board (SLDB) in Semporna were Bugis with passports.
"They were all immigrants. But in the 90s, they obtained Identity Card (IC) and were given lands with a Native Title (NT)," he said, adding that the immigrants obtained their ICs under the "Project IC".
He claimed the Bugis received 400 acres in Semporna.
"These lands were meant for my father, Santiri Bingah, 64, and others.
My father led the group of Bumiputeras in applying for a total of 853 acres at Kg Ungkaraya in 1983.
"The application was approved, but some 400 acres were given to the Bugis," he said, disputing the Malaysian citizenship of the Bugis concerned.
Santiri also showed the original land application documents of his father dating back to 1983, signed by the SLDB land surveyor and also another letter seeking the status of the land signed by Minister in the Chief Minister Department, Datuk Nasir Sakaran. He said the "Project IC" had destroyed the rights of the real Sabahan natives.
According to Santiri, Perbubas was formed in March 2011 aimed at protecting the rights of the Bumiputera Bajaus in Semporna and it currently has about 200 members.
He expects the membership to reach 1,000 by the association's official launching on Jan 28.
Inilah masalahnya, mereka ini sudah memegang IC Malaysia sejak zaman '90 lagi dan juga diberikan tanah seperti bumiputra tempatan. Susah hendak mengambil balik apa yang sudah diberikan.
BalasPadamBukan senang isu PATI dan projek IC ini dapat diselesaikan, tapi diharapakan RCI ini boleh memberikan penjelasan yang baik tentang isu ini supaya kita lebih faham dengan keadaan sebenar.
BalasPadamFinally...there's a common ground that all SABAHAN can agree on.
BalasPadamThe way I see it, the setting up of the Royal commission serve as the initial 'nail to the coffin' to ALL the problems that has spawn out of the illegal immigrants matter.
BalasPadamIf it is how it was done? why the local let it happen for a small sum of money? selling the land to illegals ??
BalasPadamsince in the 90s, they had obtained IC. No doubt they had been breeding like rabbits before and they are still doing it now. So its no wonder that its difficult to deport them back.
BalasPadamRCI is may not be the best way to solve this issue but it serve as an investigation to understand how project IC happen in the first place. Through the investigation, a possible solution could be decided to solve it.
BalasPadamI really hope its possible to solve this issue. It needs to be solved and hopefully before election comes.
BalasPadamHope that the government will be able to come up with a solution to resolve the Project IC issues.
BalasPadamSetting up of the RCI is one of the ways that could investigate the root of Project IC.
BalasPadamKera di hutan disusukan, anak di rumah mati kelaparan.
BalasPadamsebab itulah kita perlukan RCI untuk selesaikan isu ini.
BalasPadamkita jgn biarkan hak2 kita sebagai penduduk asal sabah terjejas.
BalasPadamMari ramai-ramai kita penduduk Sabah meminta kerajaan persekutuan untuk menubuhkan RCI untuk Sabah.
BalasPadamrata-rata rakyat Sabah mengharapkan RCI ditubuhkan.
BalasPadamsemoga masalah pati yang berlaku akan dapat diselesaikan.
BalasPadamsyabas.. banyakkan lagi suara yang menyokong penubuhan RCI.. biar suara2 pihak yang membantah tenggelam..
BalasPadamsaya rasa tahun ini RCI akan ditubuhkan.. lambat atau cepat, ia perlulah dirancang dengan berhati2 dan teliti kerana penubuhan RCI memerlukan kos yang tinggi.. tapi bagi saya lebih baik jika pihak2 yang menyokong penubuhan RCI ini memikirkan alternatif lain untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini samada untuk digerakkan bersama2 dengan RCI itu sendiri mahupun sebagai backup sekiranya RCI gagal mencapai matlamat..
BalasPadamHarap2 RCI akan ditubuhkan dan dapat menyiasat penyelewengan yang telah berleluasan sejak berpuluh tahun yang lalu. Ramai yang menyokong dan berharap kepada RCI.
BalasPadambanyak masalah yang timbul dari isu2 PATI dan kerakyatan. Masalah2 ni menjadi beban kepada rakyat tempatan dan mengharapkan kerajaan dapat berbuat sesuatu untuk menyelesaikannya. RCI adalah harapan.
BalasPadamIt has been misleading since ages ago and now it's too late to turn back.
BalasPadamKenalah mendapat sokongan yang semakin banyak untuk menubuhkan RCI.
BalasPadamThis is the biggest mistake EVER.
BalasPadamSiapakah yang memulakan semua ini? Sanggup mengorbankan tanah orang Sabah untuk PATI yang tidak berkelayakan.
BalasPadamKerajaan mengorbankan ketenteraman yang kami sedia ada demi mengukuhkan kuasa, satu perkara yang amat mengecewakan.
BalasPadamMasalah telah berlaku dan semakin serius, apakah cara penyelesaiannya?
BalasPadamRCI harus ditubuhkan untuk mengenal pasti masalah.
BalasPadamKerajaan Sabah harus juga memihak penduduk Sabah untuk menubuhkan RCI?
BalasPadamBanyak suara menyokong penubuhan RCI tetapi sehingga kini masih tiada tindakan wajar dari persekutuan.
BalasPadam"calling on the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the long-standing illegal immigrant and "Project IC" issues in Sabah."
BalasPadamMasalah PATI tidak harus dilengah-lengahkan lagi.
Kenapa menolak RCI? Apakah penjelasan dari persekutuan?
BalasPadamProject IC is a hidden agenda for many years, its time to resolve and eliminate it.
BalasPadamJika sanggup menolong rakyat menanggani masalah PATI, pasti ada jalannya.
BalasPadamMasalah ini sudah lama berlaku..jka nak selesaikan dengan segera memang susah..tapi harap kerajaan ada jalan penyelesaian dalam hal ini.
BalasPadamRamai sudah yang meminta agar RCI ditubuhkan..harap kerajaan segera beri keputusan.
BalasPadamJangan biarkan PATI terus berada di sabah..Rakyat tempatan harus di utamakan.
BalasPadamSokong jika RCI di tubuhkan..demi kebaikan semua.
BalasPadamSegera ambil tindakan sebelum PRU13..
BalasPadamThe people of Sabah should agree in one accord.
BalasPadamHopefully the government will come up with a solution to resolve this issue.
BalasPadamThe root of the Project IC should be properly investigated.
BalasPadamPerhaps RCI is what we need to solve this issue.
BalasPadamHope the major cause of this program will be solved to avoid re-occurrence.
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