PBS wants to know who behind ring
Monday, 10 January 2005 (Source: Daily Express)

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Supreme Council member, Johnny Mositun, said police must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the Kunak "IC factory" case.

"We want to see who are actually behind the syndicate, how and from where the culprits got those seized equipment and documents," he said here Sunday.

He said it was puzzling how a stamp bearing the name of a National Registration Department (NRD) officer based in Tawau, a stamp to certify authenticity and a date stamp were found in the possession of the suspected syndicate member arrested.

"It is a serious case. If the suspect is truly a local Sabahan, he is like selling the future of Sabah. He believe other people, including people inside the government departments or agencies concerned, were involved," said Mositun.

He said something concrete should be done on this matter because "if not, we will soon be outnumbered by fake 'locals'' and even worse, we may become 'illegal immigrants' in our own State soon.

"It was not the first 'IC factory' discovery in Sabah, as several others were busted last year, including in Papar and Tuaran, but nothing has been done to effectively address the problem," he added.