KOTA KINABALU: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) demanded that the police stop using Sabah as a dumping ground for their problematic officers.<\/p>\n
STAR President Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan in a statement said that the plan to transfer the nine police officers who were suspected of extorting a businessman over narcotics possession was irresponsible and insensitive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis must be rectified immediately. Sabah already faces numerous security threats, such as piracy, kidnappings, and the presence of members of the ISIS-linked terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yet, despite all of these problems, the police thought it was a good idea to place crooked and problematic cops to \u2018protect\u2019 our security.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is simply wrong and unacceptable, even if it is part of their disciplinary procedures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also questioned the rationality of allowing police officers to continue work even though they are under criminal investigation.<\/p>\n
Kitingan who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, said it is no secret that Sabah is a favourite destination for the country\u2019s justice system to exile hardened criminals from other regions of Malaysia.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop using Sabah and Sarawak as a dumping ground for Malaya\u2019s problems,\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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