Set up special unit: NGO

Kota Kinabalu: The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) should set up a special unit to assist in monitoring and acting on issues related to both states.

Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah (APS) Vice-President Paul Kadau said by doing so, the Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili could urgently solve concerns such as religious matters, native affairs and cultural traditions.

“By doing this, the Minister will no longer have to wait for people to come forward and complain, and gather evidence, because he himself will be more conversant than others on issues or problems, and act immediately.

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Paul : Credit Borneonews.net

“This would be better and more effective than just playing wait and see. APS can also help as we had been doing since 2012, by continuing to highlight the concerns of especially Sabahans if that will help the Minister respond and take action fast to resolve it,” the non-governmental organisation said in a statement.

Paul was responding to Maximus’s political Secretary Christopher Mandut who told APS to list down complaints and insults on natives and Christians in Sabah and not make baseless remarks, as well as furnish the relevant authorities with evidence to support his claims.

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Between 2015 until last year, Paul had lodged police reports over a leader in Beaufort for insulting the Dusun community, Facebook users who uploaded obscene photos and insulting religions, among others.

Apart from that, he had also filed a suit in the Keningau Native Court, but the hearings were postponed twice until today.

“I would be happy to furnish all the evidence to the Minister or Christopher, so they can help look into it and ensure action is taken.”