Secession: Arrest warrant out for Doris
Published on: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: A warrant of arrest has been issued for Doris Jones (pic) believed to be the main protagonist of secession activities through the creation of a Facebook group named Sabah, Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM).State Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the Magistrate's Court here issued the warrant on Jan. 16, this year, against Jones identified as Doris Yapp Kim Youn."Jones is wanted for promoting Sabah and Sarawak to secede from Malaysia and her seditious activities through Facebook and other social media networks.
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"We, in fact, have put Jones in the Warrant of Arrest list and we have alerted our networking at all entry points to arrest her when she enters the country," he told a press conference, Tuesday.To another question, he said he is uncertain about the whereabouts of Jones."I do not know her exact location…maybe she is overseas and probably she is in London. "So far, she is the only individual on whom a warrant of arrest has been issued for the secession activities. However, investigation papers have been distributed, including those involved in cyber cases," he said. It is believed that Jones has been communicating with SKMM activists and supporters through various social media networks, including Skype.
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Jalaluddin said police have also set up a task force that monitors all SKMM activities in the Internet and social media networks every week."The task force would report on the postings and seek information from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) about those postings and sites in cyber space.
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"So far, almost 90 per cent of the investigation papers which have been opened related to SKMM activities are almost completed and will be forwarded to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for further action under the Sedition Act 1948," he said.Jalaluddin also issued a stern warning to anyone involved in the secession movement to immediately stop their propaganda and seditious activities or face the law.He said police are monitoring the SKMM activities comprising groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which are believed supported by political parties, especially opposition parties.He said these groups are going from district to district in Sabah to get signatures from the people and rural communities to sign a petition that supports the SSKM."Police have arrested 14 people so far following complaints that they were making seditious remarks and getting signatures from the people including the latest incident in Lahad Datu on Feb. 7."We have detained three men and two women who are believed from the same secession movement. We have also seized 200 pamphlets, t-shirts and caps from the five people who have been remanded for two days.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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