Grandmothers suspected of being part of secession group freed

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 10, 2015: After four days in detention, five activists arrested in Lahad Datu for their suspected involvement in the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) group were released this morning.

SSKM is a group seeking to secede from Malaysia, reportedly due to the alleged unfair treatment by the federal government.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman confirmed that the five, comprising grandmothers Rosina Avellinus and Mary Regina, as well as Mohd Rizwan, Wilson J Moduyin and Milin Biok, aged between 22 and 59, were released on RM2,000 police bail each.

They were nabbed by police last Saturday while filling up their car tanks at a petrol kiosk in Lahad Datu for suspicion in involvement in the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM) group.

This is the second arrest involving activists.

The first was on Feb 1, when nine people were arrested while soliciting signatures for a petition seeking the secession of Sabah at the weekly tamu (open market) in Tuaran about 10am.

Aged between 24 and 50, they were released on RM2,000 police bail in the evening.

Source:http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/02/10/grandmothers-suspected-part-secession-group-freed/

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Arrest warrant issued for SSKM’s ‘Doris Jones’

KOTA KINABALU: A warrant of arrest has been issued for a woman named "Doris Jones’’ who operates a social media-based secession movement called Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM).

"Doris Jones" has been identified as Doris Yapp Kim Youn, 47, according to the police.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the woman is wanted for seditious activities as she was promoting secession through a Facebook page SSKM and other social media networks.

Jalaluddin said that they have put up an alert for her at all entry points in the country. 

However, he did not say for sure if she was operating the page from United Kingdom or other countries.

"I don’t know, some say she in London, or may be Europe. We are on the alert for her if she enters the country,’’ he said, adding that he was not sure if she was still holding Malaysian citizenship or some other nationality as she had been overseas for sometime.

It is understood that the little known Sabahan, who is from Labuan, is believed to be married in United Kingdom and works in a "legal circle”.

She is believed to be keeping in touch with local NGO networks through various social media channels including Skype to communicate with SSKM.

Jalaluddin said that police have set up a special task force and investigating various SSKM-linked postings on Facebook and other social media groups which holds weekly meetings to study the postings under the Seditious Act.

"Each week we meet, a total of 126 investigating papers have been opened over the postings. We have forwarded them to the Deputy Prosecutor,’’ he said, in urging Sabah NGOs not to get to involved in such activities.

He said police also believe that certain Opposition figures were behind the NGOs linked to the activities of SSKM.

"These NGOs are going around with petitions asking people to support secession,’’ Jalaluddin said, adding that the five arrested in Lahad Datu on Sunday were released on Tuesday after investigations were completed.

In a separate issue, Jalaluddin said the dusk-to-dawn sea curfew in the east coast of Sabah that has been in placed since last July would be extended to another two weeks from Feb 11 to Feb 26.

Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/10/Sabah-Doris-Jones/

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Arrest warrant out for secession activist

The Sabahan is believed to be operating a Facebook movement from overseas.

KOTA KINABALU: An activist promoting the secession of Sabah and Sawarak on Facebook and other social media sites has been issued a warrant of arrest for sedition.

Sabah Police commissioner Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said an alert had been placed at all entry points for Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia activist Doris Jones as she was out of the country.

“Some say she is in London or maybe somewhere in Europe. We are on the alert for her if she enters the country,” The Star quoted Jalaluddin as saying.

He added that he was not sure if Jones, who got married in Britain, was still a Malaysian citizen.

It is understood that Jones, who is believed to be from Penampang, works in the legal sector in Britain . She has family members in Labuan.

She is also believed to be keeping in touch with Malaysian NGO networks through Skype.

“A total of 126 investigating papers have been opened on the postings. We have forwarded them to the deputy public prosecutor,” Jalaluddin said, urging Sabah NGOs not to get too involved in such activities.

“These NGOs were going around with petitions asking people to support secession.”

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/02/11/arrest-warrant-out-for-secession-activist/

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100 members of NGOs to gather and demand release of activists

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 9, 2015: A group of concerned citizens are planning a peaceful gathering tomorrow here to demand the release of five activists arrested in Lahad Datu last week.

The protest, set to take place a stone’s throw away from the Chief Minister’s office in Likas, will also see them hand over a memorandum to Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

According to the programme coordinator, Tony Minggir, about 100 people,representing 25 non-governmental organisations, were expected to take part in the gathering.

“The number may increase as we are expecting friends from other districts to join in.

“We will be carrying placards and calling on the state government to emulate the Sarawak government’s decision to guarantee its people the freedom of speech and religion,” he told The Rakyat Post.

Minggir added that the group would be making stops at several locations in the city.

Last Saturday, five activists, including two grandmothers, were arrested by police while filling up their car tanks at a petrol kiosk in Lahad Datu for suspicion of being involved in the Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia group.

The five, Rosina Avellinus, Mary Regina, Mohd Rizwan, Wilson J Moduyin and Milin Biok, aged between 22 and 59, were placed on two days’ remand, expiring tomorrow.

This is the second arrest involving activists. The first was on Feb 1,when nine people were arrested while soliciting signatures for a petition seeking the secession of Sabah at the weekly tamu (open market) in Tuaran about 10am.

Aged between 24 and 50, they were released on RM2,000 police bail in the evening.

To date, police have yet to officially make a statement on the latest arrest.

“We are not trying to create havoc, but we will organise a peaceful gathering for every arrest made on our activists,” said Minggir.

Source: http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/02/09/100-members-ngos-gather-demand-release-activists/

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