Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Youth is confident that the Sabah Cabinet will make Sabah IC a reality because it is what Sabahans crave for, said Charles Yong.
“There isn’t any need for SAPP to ‘threaten’ the State Government to implement Sabah IC, as a study conducted by Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in May 2020 clearly shows 92pc of Sabahans want Sabah-specific identity card.
“The Sabah IC is a gradual process to filter out dubious documents issued to foreigners, such as through the infamous ‘Projek IC’, and address the State’s perennial undocumented migrants issue,” said the SAPP Deputy Youth Chief.
Charles revealed there is one Michele On who posted an infographic in the WhatsApp group name “Awan Biru Kundasang”, impersonating SAPP President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee.
“It was with a threatening message written in Malay “Jika Sabah IC tidak dilaksanakan SAPP akan tarik sokongan terhadap Ketua Menteri Sabah dan keluar daripada GRS dalam masa terdekat”, translated as “If Sabah IC is not implemented SAPP will withdraw support for the Sabah Chief Minister and leave GRS in the near future”, and attached with SAPP logo.
“The photo was taken when SAPP was organising a gathering to promote Sabah IC at the Deasoka Square, Gaya Street, last Sunday,” he said.
Charles, who is also a supreme councillor, said a Warisan assemblyman had asked Yong, also a Nominated Assemblyman, a similar question.
“Yong replied, ‘kami tau, kami GRS (Gabungan Rakyat Sabah) ada Manifesto’, of which Sabah IC is one of the pledges.”
Charles, accompanied by SAPP Youth Vice Chairman Dexter Chin, Youth Exco Clarence Oh and Hu Wenzhong, made a police report on Wednesday at the Luyang Police Station against the fake message by Michelle which was done with mischief and intention to mislead.
They hoped the police will take action against this person for abusing the social media to spread lies.
