The deputy home minister told the Dewan Rakyat today that the police have investigated reports lodged against a group called “Sabah-Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM)”, which allegedly sparked discussions on the possibility of secession involving the two east Malaysian states.
Wan Junaidi said the Attorney-General’s Chambers is currently reviewing the investigation papers and will look into the extradition process if there is sufficient evidence for prosecution.
Wan Junaidi was responding to a question by Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Silam MP Datuk Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur, who alleged that the group is becoming more vocal with the support of Malaysians abroad, citing those in the United Kingdom (UK) specifically.
“We have good relations with authorities in England, so this can be done but what is an offence here must be an offence there and they must reciprocate then only extradition can happen,” said the deputy minister.
Malaysia does not have an extradition treaty with the UK. Extraditions between the two countries also require the element of double criminality.
Instigating secession is considered seditious under Malaysian law. The UK abolished sedition as an offence in 2010.
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NO OFFENCE OF "SEDITION" OR "INSTIGATING SECESSION" HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE COMMITTED BY ANY ONE.
Although the authorities are "going after" SSKM leaders for "instigating secession" , they have not banned SSKM as they did with SAPA.
Banning of SAPA was arbitrarily imposed in denial of due process of law to the NGO and members.
It was not done democratically in an open court, in a fair and transparent manner with evidence of their allegations against SAPA and the opportunity for SAPA to defend itself.
This is a violation of UN Charter of Human Rights including breach of citizen's democratic freedom of expression and actions including campaigning for the right of self-determination.
All SAPA activities held in conjunction with BHF have been peacefully and legally conducted and authorized by official permits.
It is political victimization as the ban is selective and not an overall ban on all other NGOs holding similar activities in Sabah and Sarawak. Notably SSKM has not been banned.
So would UK agree with political victimization which could lead to breaches of more human rights?
Secession implies somehow SS legally became part of the Malayan federation named changed to "Malaysia".
But nationalists as opposed to be called "secessionists" are not accepting that SS voluntrarily formed Malaysia. They say SS were annexed and colonized by Malaya from 1963.
Further they claim that the Malaysia Agreement 1963 is not binding on SS because it is null and void on a number of grounds which include violation of international law and the 1960 UN Resolution 1514 (XV) on decolonization .
One of them is that SS were colonies not independent countries or states capable of making international treaties like MA63
This is not calling for secession but de-colonization under UN conventions which is not an offence.
Therefore they are calling on the United Nations to review its endorsement of Malaysia.