Don’t buy ‘ikan sulit’ and ‘ikan anjang anjang’

KOTA KINABALU: It is not easy to catch fish bombers red-handed, Sabah Fisheries Department’s legal and enforcement unit chief, Mohd Yusoff Anthony, said.

Mohd Yusoff told the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah, that this is because they are opportunists who will carry out illegal activities whenever they have the chance.

He said this when replying to a question from Commissioner Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu yesterday.

Chin had asked Mohd Yusoff how many of those charged in court for fish bombing activities had been arrested red-handed at sea carrying out the illegal style of fishing.

“All those charged were arrested on shore with possession of bombed fish. We have no cases of any arrests made during the actual bombing activity,” he said.

Mohd Yusof said, these people are usually charged under Section 26 (C) of the Fisheries Act 1985 which is for having knowledge that the fish they possess were caught using explosives.

“The burden of proof is on the fisheries department’s enforcement personnel because if the suspect insists that they do not know they are in possession of bombed fish, the enforcement personnel would have to prove that they are lying,” he stressed.

There is also a need for heavier penalties to be imposed on those found in possession of bombed fish so that people will be deterred from carrying out destructive method of fishing, Mohd Yusoff said, adding that the state fisheries department has recommended for the law to be amended.

To a question from Chairman Tan Sri Steve Shim Lip Kiong on what types of fish were caught with the explosive method, Mohd Yusoff replied that the most common species are the ikan sulit, ikan anjang anjang, garoupa and trevally.

“Don’t buy ikan sulit and ikan anjang ajang as 95 per cent of those sold in the markets are bombed,” he advised.

To Shim’s next question on how to identify a bombed fish, he replied that the fish’s body would be soft to the touch and when opened, internal bleeding can be seen in the fish’s stomach.

Fish bombing, if not curbed, could contribute to the end of fish stock supply in Sabah due to the loss of habitat and breeding grounds of most fish and marine life, he stressed.

“Homemade explosives are thrown into coral beds where fish are abundant and the explosion will destroy the corals which are where the fish as well as other marine life breed and take refuge in.

“Fish bombing is also bad for tourism as it affects scuba drivers,” he said, adding that from reports the fisheries department received, fish bombing activities are prevalent in the islands of Mengalum, Mantanani, the upper part of Banggi and islands around Semporna including dive havens, Mabul and Sipadan island.

The cases in Mabul and Sipadan island are isolated cases as only about five have been reported, he said.

According to Mohd Yusoff, up to now, 209 Filipinos, 18 Indonesians and 148 Malaysians have been charged in court under Section 26 (C) of the Fisheries Act 1985 and they were fined between RM300 and RM10,000 and/or imprisoned between three to 18 months.

When Shim asked if he personally was happy with the punishment provided under the law, Mohd Yusoff said that the state fisheries department had proposed for heavier penalties.

He also revealed that based on the cases that the department had investigated, fish bombing activities are carried out by immigrants who are residing in Sabah, some whom are in possession of the IMM13 document.

There are also cases of foreign fishermen encroaching into Malaysian waters but these are minimal, he said.

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Cop was supplying info to the Sulu militants: Witness

Kota Kinabalu: The High Court trial of Hassan Hj Ali Basari, a police corporal charged with intentionally withholding information related to terrorist acts heard, Tuesday, that police began tapping his conversations for possible complicity when a group of Sulu militants intruded at Kg Tanduo in Lahad Datu, early this year.

The prosecution's protected witness Number Two, who was testifying under protection from an undisclosed location within the courthouse building, told Justice Ravinthran Paramaguru that he/she listened to the communication upon being instructed by the superior.

The witness, an administrative assistant at Special Branch in Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, told the court that his/her duty was to process the information and do a translation, if needed, as he/she was fluent in Suluk, Bajau and Malay.

Asked by Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Dato' Nordin Hassan during examination-in-chief, the witness said three interceptions were made on Feb. 25, March 2 and March 3, 2003.

Referring to a document dated Feb 25, the witness said the conversation was between Datu Amir Bahar and Raja Datu Agbimuddin in Suluk at 10.31pm whereby Amir, who made the call, informed Raja he had been tipped off by Hassan that the Malaysian government would be coming at 12.30am, to which Raja replied they would be ready.

Datu Amir also said that Hassan and Husin were brothers and like their own family. The witness said by monitoring daily, he/she could identify their voices.

The witness testified further that he/she heard a conversation between a "Lelaki Sabah" (Sabahan man or LS) and Hassan at 7.37pm on March 2, whereby LS asked "How" to which Hassan replied "standby".

The former then asked whether its already war, to which the latter replied "yes, yesterday".

The witness also heard that Hassan asked LS whether he had contacted Philippines and LS said "Yes, more than 400 people will be coming to Sabah from Bongao to assist". To a question by Hassan on whether they comprised MNLF soldiers, LS said "already mixed with Sultan".

The witness further testified that the third interception was at 9.28am on March 2013 made by LS to Hassan where LS told Hassan that from the information he obtained from the internet, the number of the intruders, who will be coming, is hitting thousand and needed more financial support.

Hassan agreed saying USA was among them with support also from Nur Misuari (ex-MNLF leader).

Other conversations between them were that Ismail Kiram wanted to claim their right over Sabah and that if the Malaysia Government did not obey their wishes, they will create chaos in Sabah.

Hassan told LS it was said that Ismail was going to send people to enter Sabah and use guerilla tactics as stated by Misuari earlier.

On trial is Detective Corporal Hassan Hj Ali Basari , 58, who is accused of intentionally omitting to give any information relating to terrorist acts, between January this year and March 3 in the office of the Special Branch chief at the Lahad Datu Police Headquarters.

The charge, under Section 130M of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to seven years or fine or both on conviction.

The prosecution's third witness, Mohd Ali Asmali, 39, an auxiliary police at Felda Sabahat 20, Kg Embara Budi Lahad Datu, told the court he and another friend went fishing in a boat at Tanduo waters at 7pm on Feb. 11, 2013.

While fishing at about 2am on Feb. 12, they heard a boat and could tell from the engine sound that the boat was big. The boat was heading to Tanduo beach.

"After that we heard, the boat speeding to the high sea.

We finished fishing at about 6.40am and returned to the beach.

On our way, I saw 100 people gathered at the surau area.

Our distance from the surau was about 100 metres.

"We saw people clad in camouflage fatigues with some wearing red bands on their heads and arms. Some also wore white songkok," said Mohd Ali, adding the men were not the Malaysian army.

"I was amazed and scared. We decided not to land at the place where the people gathered but headed to the rivermouth about 30-40 meters away," said Mohd Ali, adding they then went to Cendrawasih police station to report the matter the same day.

When cross-examined by one of Hassan's counsel Ram Singh, Mohd Ali said they went to the police station at 8.20am and reported the matter to the station superior, Nazri.

Heowever, he only managed to lodge the report at 4.13pm as he had to wait for the Lahad Datu OCPD, who wanted to hear the information personally.

Nordin appeared together with DPPs Nazrul Nizam Mohd Zameri, Cheng Heng Kher and Anati Kisahi while Hassan is represented by counsel Kamarudin Mohamad Chinki and assisted by Ram Singh and YS Lo.

Daily Express

Philippines:Republic Of Anarchic

They were once labelled the "sick man of Asia" and things have not changed much ever since and even after every change of government, without doubt, they are still indisposed, economically and morally.


Every succeeding government leaders have their hands in the cookie jar, as competently corrupt as the previous ones.

The country is still suffering a cauldron of repressed anger from the Muslims of Southern Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, mired in abject poverty, mistreated, neglected and left to their own devices in one of the most most turbulent and lawless countries in the world.

About 30% of the population still live below the poverty line and things are not getting any better for them, the corrupt get richer and the poor poorer.


Due to decades of neglect by the Christian dominated government the Southern Filipinos are still mired in poverty and live in squalid conditions and the only thing they understand well is the barrel of the gun. 

A war of attrition against the central government continued for decades of disenfranchised and dissatisfied Moros fighting for an independent homeland.

Hundreds of thousands of them ran away from their restive provinces and migrated to Sabah in search of a better life. A better life that their own government could not provide them.

In Sabah, much to our own perils, we welcome them with open arms, gave them jobs and extended the same amenities as any Sabahan would have enjoyed. They burdened our health and education system to the core and destroyed our marine environment with their destructive fishing methods. Things that they would not have dreamt of getting in their homeland, we provide them for free. They returned our kindness with guns and bullets.



Out of the wormhole out crawled a fake sultan who saw the prosperity, richness and resourcefulness of our state tormenting his envious desire for money-grubbing. This green-eyed monster, who cannot differentiate between "pajak" and "sewa" of a treaty  signed by his ancestors ceding Sabah to the then British North Borneo and later assigned to Malaysia when Sabah gained independence, claimed that Sabah belong to him by virtue of a lease agreement signed by his forefathers and justifying his rightful claim by sending a ragtag private army to invade Sabah with the intention of taking back the territory.
 

From a mad sultan of a defunct dynasty to a lame-duck president who has no balls to do the right thing. 

President Aquino made himself a laughing stock to the whole world when he says he dared not arrest the sultan and his band of terrorists and criminals. The Sultan defied him here. 

Where in the world a private citizen is allowed to have his own army. Only in this lawless country such nonsense is possible.

Based on the offence of him keeping a private army, he can be arrested, charged and thrown in the slammer where he can do no more harm to Philippines and Malaysia diplomatic relations.

More hilarious is his Chief of Police, who is a bigger clown than the President, says he would not arrest those bandits if they return to the Philippines because they have not committed any crime in the Philippines.

As ridiculous as it get, even terrorist like Nur Misuari can threaten the President and his balls shrank so badly,  he dares not take action against the brain dead sultan. 

Aquino has told Malaysia even before being asked that he would not extradite the decrepit and dim-witted sultan to Malaysia to face our justice system for illegal invasion of our state, murder and destruction of lives and properties. He fears them.

Now, you know why the Philippines government could not get rid of terrorism in their country, because they have timid, irresolute and irresponsible leaders.


If the Philippines refused to extradite the scumbag we should do what the American and Israelis always do, send a covert mission over there to eliminate him and all his cohorts.