Yong Teck Lee
KOTA KINABALU: News in Malaysia and the Philippines of an Abu Sayyaf suspect being detained in Manila travelling using a Malaysian passport from Kuala Lumpur proves once again that Malaysian citizenship and travel documents have been seriously compromised both within Malaysia and internationally, said Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee.
In view of the rampant abuse of the Malaysian MyKad system, the former Chief Minister said it is highly likely that this latest case is only one of many more cases (of terrorists and other illegals bearing Malaysian citizenship and travel documents) that exist.
“As such, genuine, law-abiding Malaysians travelling with authentic documents might face more scrutiny when travelling to other countries because of the loss of integrity of Malaysian documents,” said Yong who is Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President in a statement today.
As for Sabah, he said this latest news of a suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorist possessing Malaysian passport proves again that Sabahan Malaysians need the Sabah IC as “our own protection against fake MyKads.”