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483 ILLEGALS NABBED IN SABAH DRAGNET

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

KOTA KINABALU, East Malaysia - A five-hour Ops Gasak 8 has netted 483 illegal immigrants in Sabah's east coast district of Semporna.

Eastern Sabah Security Command Defence division director Mej-Jen Datuk Masrani Paiman said the detainees had no travel documents.

They were among 551 people who were screened during the exercise that started at 2.30am yesterday.

"Those without travel documents have been referred to the Immigration Department for deportation," he said in a statement.

Mej-Jen Masrani said raids were carried out on five villages - Kampung Air, Bangau-Bangau, Ubian, Panji and Kampung Halo.

He said the detainees, mostly Filipinos, were now housed at the Sandakan temporary detention centre while awaiting deportation.
Similar operations will be carried out in other areas within the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone).
There are 10 districts in Esszone, including Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Beluran and Sandakan. The others are Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau.

In early March, 29-year-old Gao Hua Yun from Shanghai and 40-year-old Marcy Dayawan @ Mimi were abducted from the Singgahmata Reef Resort in Semporna.

The incident occurred several months after a Taiwanese national, Chang An Wei, 57, had been abducted by armed men from Pom Pom island.

In the November incident, Chang's companion, Li Min Hsu, 57, died after being shot several times by the armed men.

Chang was freed a month later in December after a sizable ransom was reportedly paid for her release.

Source: AsiaOne

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ARMED INCRUSION IN SABAH IS VIOLATION OF PHILIPPINES CONSTITUATION

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the investigation of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and his followers for possible violations of the Constitution in their armed incursion in Sabah.

Aquino said he believes Kiram and his followers may have been financed or helped by other groups, which he said will also be held accountable.

"As President and chief executor of our laws, I have tasked an investigation into possible violations of laws by you, your followers, and collaborators engaged in this foolhardy act. May I remind you as well that as a citizen of the Republic, you are bound by the Constitution and its laws," the President said in a statement aired over state-run Radyo ng Bayan on Tuesday.

"Among your possible violations is Article II Section 2 of the Constitution, which states that the Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, the enabling law of which is Article 118 of the Revised Penal Code, which punishes those who ‘provoke or give occasion for a war...or expose Filipino citizens to reprisals on their persons or property.’ Thus, you are now fully aware of the consequences of your actions," Aquino added.

Close to 180 Filipinos, led by Kiram's brother Agbimuddin, trooped to Sabah on Feb. 12 and have refused to leave the island state.

The Philippine government has already dispatched a naval ship for humanitarian purposes to Sabah but Kiram and his followers have insisted on their right to remain there.

Aquino warned Kiram that he and his followers now "fast approaching that point (of no return)."

"This is the time to demonstrate that you are a true leader both in name and deed. The right thing to do now would be to order your followers to return home as soon as possible," the President said.

"The choices and consequences are yours. If you choose not to cooperate, the full force of the laws of the state will be used to achieve justice for all who have been put in harm’s way," he added.

Source: Agency

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