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Wikileaks: Sabah: Porous Borders; Problems With Foreigners; Unhappy Umno Coalition Partner



Two PBS state assemblymen, Ching Eng Leong and Samson Chin Chee Tsu, told us on October 4 that former PM Mahathir began the initiative prior to the 1994 state assembly election, in order to ensure UMNO's political takeover of Sabah. UMNO's control was further solidified during the 1999 state election, as UMNO granted more foreigners citizenship and voting rights under what came to be known as "Project Mahathir."  
THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin


C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 KUALA LUMPUR 001948
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, DS/ATA AND DS/IP/ITA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2016
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, PGOV, PINR, KDEM, KISL, SMIG, ASEC, MY

SUBJECT: SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER

REF: A. KUALA LUMPUR 1862
     B. KUALA LUMPUR 1935

Classified By: Political Section Chief Mark D. Clark for reasons 1.4 (b , d).

Summary
1. (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state.  Sabah's Acting Police Commissioner said illegal migrants and other foreigners committed three out of four violent crimes in the state, but he did not address terrorist threats or transnational crime syndicates.


Wikileaks: US envoy says Umno abused security laws, institutions

The leaked cable said that “in good times Umno can
aintain control by distributing power and money to
get what it wants (but) in bad times, it uses the stick.”
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The United States ambassador here told Washington in 2008 that Malaysia was facing a “political crisis” caused by Umno’s control and abuse of security institutions and national security laws to remain in power.

US ambassador James R. Keith said in a leaked cable, released by whistleblower site WikiLeaks through the Malaysia Today news portal that “in good times Umno can maintain control by distributing power and money to get what it wants (but) in bad times, it uses the stick, and for now that means intimidation.”

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