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MEDIA RELEASE
MARCH 4, 2013
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOW PRIORITISE ON
GUARANTEEING OUR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND SECURITY
Any leader of any country must defend his nation’s
sovereignty and the security of his people.
Failing to do so is a grave betrayal of the people’s
trust in its government. Therefore, Pakatan Rakyat urges the present
national leadership to do that which is required of them, to defend our
land and never to compromise the safety of each and every Malaysian, and
the test of those principles is ongoing in and around Sabah’s Lahad Datu
and Semporna with the escalating violence brought by armed foreigners.
In Lahad Datu two of members of our security forces
have lost their lives, while the latest acts in Semporna have claimed six
of our men in uniform. We express our sincere condolences to these men’s
families and may God bless them for they have given the highest sacrifice
for a grateful nation.
Pakatan Rakyat calls on all Malaysians to show
unreserved support to our security forces, both the police and military.
And pray that they remain safe while defending our nation and its people
from harm.
Pakatan realises the recent incidents in Sabah raise concern and fear,
but we urge the public to remain calm and not to act rashly and hurt
their fellow countrymen.
The coalition takes this opportunity to restate its
confidence in the capacity and capability of our security forces to
protect our country’s sovereignty.
We are disappointed with the weak leadership show by
the federal government whose responsibility is to keep Malaysia’s
security intact.
While we are convinced that national security transcends political
divides and all citizens must support the security forces’ efforts, it
does not abrogate the federal leadership for its lax treatment of the
whole affair.
This leadership has failed to pass accurate
information quickly so that the public is aware of what is happening, an
error which has caused rumour-mongering to be rife.
We understand that the government is investigating the
leader of opposition to over the armed intrusions in Sabah. We would like
to state categorically that Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim is in no way
involved with the escalation of violence in Sabah nor the cause of it.
The Sabah intrusion is now into its fourth week (Day
23) — fourth day of hostilities — and the federal leadership appears not
to have a clear plan to overcome the violation of our sovereign
territory, or to stop any further intrusions. Instead Putrajaya is
irresponsibly trying to avert the eyes of the people from its own role.
It is time the federal government realises its jobs is
to defend and protect Malaysia, its people and the warriors on the
frontline.
Pakatan urges for an immediate meeting between the
leadership of our coalition and the prime minister, home minister and
defence minister, followed by a special sitting of Parliament to discuss
the intrusion.
We strongly demand Putrajaya stops finger-pointing at
others especially Pakatan Rakyat and never to betray the trust of the
Malaysian people.
DATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM
Leader of the Opposition
DATO’ SERI ABDUL HADI AWANG
PAS President
LIM KIT SIANG
KENYATAAN MEDIA
PIMPINAN PAKATAN RAKYAT
4 MAC 2013
DATO’ SERI NAJIB RAZAK SEWAJARNYA MENUMPUKAN USAHA
MEMASTIKAN KEDAULATAN WILAYAH NEGARA, KESELAMATAN RAKYAT SABAH DAN
ANGGOTA PASUKAN KESELAMATAN
Setiap pimpinan mana-mana negara sekalipun
bertanggungjawab mempertahan kedaulatan wilayah negara, keselamatan
rakyat dan anggota pasukan keselamatan.
Kegagalan mempertahankan kedaulatan negara dan
keselamatan rakyat merupakan satu pengkhianatan serta menodai amanah
rakyat. Justeru Pakatan Rakyat berhasrat mengingatkan pimpinan negara
agar tegas mempertahankan kedaulatan wilayah negara dan tidak alpa
memastikan keselamatan setiap rakyat Malaysia, terutamanya di Sabah
ekoran dari insiden pencerobohan sekumpulan bersenjata warga asing di
sekitar Lahad Datu serta Semporna. Setiap inci tanah Sabah dan
keselamatan rakyatnya wajib dipertahankan.
Pencerobohan di Lahad Datu telah mengorbankan dua
nyawa perwira negara manakala insiden terbaru di Semporna pula
mengorbankan enam nyawa perwira negara. Kita merakamkan ucapan takziah
buat keluarga mereka dan rakyat Sabah serta berdoa moga roh mereka
dicucuri rahmat.
Pakatan Rakyat juga mengajak seluruh rakyat Malaysia
untuk tetap teguh mendokong pasukan keselamatan, samada dari pihak polis
atau tentera. Kita berdoa moga mereka kekal selamat serta bersemangat
mempertahankan negara dan rakyat Malaysia dari ancaman penceroboh.
Pakatan Rakyat sedar keadaan mutakhir di Sabah
sememangnya menimbulkan kebimbangan, akan tetapi kita menyeru agar orang
ramai tetap bertenang dan tidak mengambil tindakan terburu-buru atau
menyebarkan berita-berita fitnah yang boleh menimbulkan keresahan.
Pakatan Rakyat ingin menyatakan dengan jelas keyakinan kita terhadap
kecekapan dan kebolehan anggota pasukan keselamatan. Mereka pastinya
dapat menjalankan tugas dengan profesional sekiranya diberi kebebasan
bertindak tanpa sebarang campurtangan politik.
Sehingga kini, kita merasa kesal dan kecewa dengan
sikap kepimpinan negara yang tidak mempamerkan kewibawaan dan iltizam
dalam menyelesaikan masalah ini. Pimpinan negara juga gagal menyalurkan
maklumat tepat, cepat dan telus serta memberikan penjelasan terhadap apa
yang berlaku kepada umum sehingga menyebabkan khabar angin tersebar luas.
Pakatan Rakyat menggesa supaya isu ini tidak dijadikan
arena tuduh-menuduh dan sewajarnya kepimpinan negara memberi tumpuan
kepada isu keselamatan negara serta tidak mengalihkan pandangan rakyat
dari kelemahan mereka. Sewajarnya mereka menyedari, keutamaan adalah demi
mempertahankan kedaulatan negara, keselamatan rakyat dan perwira negara
yang bertungkus lumus di perbatasan.
Pakatan Rakyat menuntut agar segera diadakan satu
sidang khas Parlimen bagi membincangkan isu pencerobohan ini serta demi
untuk mendapatkan gambaran sebenar insiden yang tercetus di Sabah. Kita
juga berhasrat mengadakan satu persidangan meja bulat di antara pimpinan
Pakatan Rakyat dengan pimpinan kerajaan dalam usaha untuk mencapai
muafakat bersama berhubung isu ini.
YB DATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM
Ketua Umum KEADILAN
YB DATO’ SERI ABDUL HADI AWANG
Setiausaha Agung PAS
YB LIM KIT SIANG
Penasihat DAP
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