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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

MP: Sabah’s ‘toothless tigers’ have failed the people

Stephen Wong asks why kidnapping cases are recurring despite the government’s costly formation of ESSCOM.
Stephen Wong Tien Fatt
KUALA LUMPUR: Stephen Wong Tien Fatt, the vice-chairman of DAP Sabah and MP for Sandakan has slammed security forces there for failing to defend the sovereignty of the people.
He singled out the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM), and Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM), describing them as “toothless tigers” who failed to fight crime effectively.
“The PDRM, APMM, ESSCOM and other security and defence teams seem like toothless tigers as they have failed us,” he said in reference to the recent kidnapping in Sandakan, Sabah where a man and woman were snatched by four armed men at 7.45pm from a seafood restaurant.
In a press conference today, Wong said that Sabah’s defence was ineffective as kidnappers still managed to slip through their borders with relative ease despite a curfew having been imposed during that period.
“How can kidnapping incidents occur so often despite ESSCOM being formed at great expense by the government?” he asked.
Wong also expressed his disappointment on what he considered an insensitive statement, made by the commander of ESSCOM, who maintained that Sabah was still safe and that kidnappings were a rarity.
“These statements imply an irresponsible and arrogant attitude by our leaders as it seems as though they are trying to avoid the blame.”
He also said the government needed to be more aggressive in tackling threats of kidnappings and added, “Don’t allow these groups of terrorists to challenge the sovereign status of Sabah and our defence force.”
Additionally, Malaysia also needed to resolve the issue of Sabah’s sovereign status, more so since the president of the Philippines had already warned that certain parties would persist in trying to reclaim Sabah as theirs.

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