A warrant of arrest has been issued for Doris Jones (pic) believed to be the main protagonist of secession activities through the creation of a Facebook group named Sabah, Sarawak Keluar Malaysia (SSKM).
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the Kota Kinabalu Magistrate's Court here issued the warrant on Jan. 16, this year, against Jones identified as Doris Yapp Kim Youn.
"Jones is wanted for promoting Sabah and Sarawak to secede from Malaysia and her seditious activities through Facebook and other social media networks.
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"We, in fact, have put Jones in the Warrant of Arrest list and we have alerted our networking at all entry points to arrest her when she enters the country," he said today.
However, the authority is uncertain about the whereabouts of Jones.
He said police are monitoring the SKMM activities comprising groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which are believed supported by political parties, especially opposition parties. These groups, he said go from district to district in Sabah to get signatures from the people and rural communities to sign a petition that supports the SSKM.
"Police have arrested 14 people so far following complaints that they were making seditious remarks and getting signatures from the people including the latest incident in Lahad Datu on Feb. 7.
"We have detained three men and two women who are believed from the same secession movement. We have also seized 200 pamphlets, t-shirts and caps from the five people who have been remanded for two days.
"These five people later were released on police bail Tuesday morning. The remaining nine people were arrested in Tuaran in January for the same alleged offence and investigation papers have been forwarded to the Deputy Public Prosecutor. They were released on police bail," he said.
Jalaluddin also called on the public to channel any information on the SKMM activities to the police so that immediate action can be taken.
NOTE: Where is she now? Hiding somewhere? Why afraid?
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the Kota Kinabalu Magistrate's Court here issued the warrant on Jan. 16, this year, against Jones identified as Doris Yapp Kim Youn.
"Jones is wanted for promoting Sabah and Sarawak to secede from Malaysia and her seditious activities through Facebook and other social media networks.
"We, in fact, have put Jones in the Warrant of Arrest list and we have alerted our networking at all entry points to arrest her when she enters the country," he said today.
However, the authority is uncertain about the whereabouts of Jones.
"I do not know her exact location…maybe she is overseas and probably she is in London.Jalaluddin also issued a stern warning to anyone involved in the secession movement to immediately stop their propaganda and seditious activities or face the law.
"So far, she is the only individual on whom a warrant of arrest has been issued for the secession activities. However, investigation papers have been distributed, including those involved in cyber cases," he said. It is believed that Jones has been communicating with SKMM activists and supporters through various social media networks, including Skype.
Jalaluddin said police have also set up a task force that monitors all SKMM activities in the Internet and social media networks every week.
"The task force would report on the postings and seek information from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) about those postings and sites in cyber space.
"So far, almost 90 per cent of the investigation papers which have been opened related to SKMM activities are almost completed and will be forwarded to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for further action under the Sedition Act 1948," he said.
He said police are monitoring the SKMM activities comprising groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which are believed supported by political parties, especially opposition parties. These groups, he said go from district to district in Sabah to get signatures from the people and rural communities to sign a petition that supports the SSKM.
"Police have arrested 14 people so far following complaints that they were making seditious remarks and getting signatures from the people including the latest incident in Lahad Datu on Feb. 7.
"We have detained three men and two women who are believed from the same secession movement. We have also seized 200 pamphlets, t-shirts and caps from the five people who have been remanded for two days.
"These five people later were released on police bail Tuesday morning. The remaining nine people were arrested in Tuaran in January for the same alleged offence and investigation papers have been forwarded to the Deputy Public Prosecutor. They were released on police bail," he said.
Jalaluddin also called on the public to channel any information on the SKMM activities to the police so that immediate action can be taken.
NOTE: Where is she now? Hiding somewhere? Why afraid?