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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Chief judge slammed for ‘racist’ rant against Pakistanis

A former Sabah lawmaker has demanded that the Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Richard Malanjum (pic) apologise for allegedly making racist statements against Pakistanis in the state.
Former Libaran MP Datuk Akbar Khan Abdulrahman, who is of Pakistani origin, said in a statement today he was disgusted and shocked by Malanjum's remarks that each and every Pakistani in Sabah should have their documents examined to determine whether they had entered the state legally.
"As a loyal Malaysian citizen of Pakistani origin, who was born and bred in Sabah, I take offence of the sweeping racist statement uttered by the Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak.
In a report in Sabah's Daily Express on Thursday, Malanjum said the Immigration and National Registration Departments should determine if the documents held by every Pakistani in the state were in order.
"So many of them (Pakistanis) in the state... we do not know whether they are holding genuine documents or otherwise. I am keen to cut the perception that it is easy for foreigners to enter and stay in the state with improper documents," he was quoted as saying on Wednesday during the revision application by the prosecution against the sentence imposed on five Pakistanis for using visas and social visit passes obtained with false particulars.
Malanjum also reportedly told the five Pakistanis: "Don't come to Sabah if you do not have valid documents... tell your fellows or write a letter about this... tell them that Sabah is 'neraka' (hell)."
In objecting to Malanjum's remarks, including labelling Sabah as “hell”, Akbar described the statement as "uncouth" and "not-so-clever".
He said while enforcement and action against illegal immigrants and those who falsified government documents were welcome, the people could not condone racism and xenophobia.
"We cannot tolerate such negative culture, especially when a person holding the position of Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak spreads such a ‘virus’.
"We must also abhor the not-so-clever words of a Chief Justice who, in his rant against foreigners who stand accused of immigration offences before him, describes the state of Sabah as 'hell'.
“In condemning Malanjum’s racists, xenophobic rant against Sabahans of Pakistani origin and his description of Sabah as ‘neraka’ (hell) in an open court, I demand he apologises to the people of Sabah, especially those of Pakistani origin.”
Akbar also challenged Malanjum to tender his resignation as the Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak and save the judiciary from further contempt and ridicule, if he refused to apologise.
- TMI

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