The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on immigrants in Sabah had proposed the setting up of a permanent secretariat to address the issue of illegal immigrants in the state.
The secretariat will be supported by the management committee on immigrants with extensive power to conduct studies on the immigrants.
However, the RCI said, if the government does not want to set up a permanent secretariat, then it could opt to set up a Consultative Council on immigrants.
The council will be headed by an independent, non-political professional with high integrity.
The RCI suggested that the professional must be a senior-level government officer, corporate leader or an academician.
The council will analyse and discuss the issue of immigrants in the state and will provide report and proposal to the secretariat.
The RCI believes the council need to be given power to set up committee to handle certain aspects on immigrants or foreigners in Sabah.
The commission believes with the council, the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah can be solved.
The commission had also found rampant illegal activities of issuance of Malaysian identification documents to immigrants and foreigners in the state.
Statistics from 1996 to 2000 showed that a total of 457,850 Indonesians entering the state but only 228,366 returned home.
During that period, it was recorded that 210,910 Filipinos entered the country but only 199,169 returned home.
The RCI was set up on Aug 11, 2012 and chaired by former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Steve Shim.
Its other members were Universiti Malaysia Sabah former vice chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Kamaruzaman Ampon, Kuala Lumpur ex-police chief Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu, ex-state secretary Datuk Kee Mustafa and former deputy chief minister Tan Sri Herman J. Luping, who is also an ex-state attorney general.
The proceedings began in January 2013 with Manoj Kurup, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and Jamil Aripin of the Attorney-General's Chambers appointed as conducting officers to assist the commission in questioning the witnesses.
The RCI recorded statements from 361 people and collected 177 exhibits during the proceedings.
The report, priced at RM10, will be available to the public at Sabah Federal Administration building in Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and the One Stop Centre at Home Ministry in Putrajaya.
The secretariat will be supported by the management committee on immigrants with extensive power to conduct studies on the immigrants.
However, the RCI said, if the government does not want to set up a permanent secretariat, then it could opt to set up a Consultative Council on immigrants.
The council will be headed by an independent, non-political professional with high integrity.
The RCI suggested that the professional must be a senior-level government officer, corporate leader or an academician.
The council will analyse and discuss the issue of immigrants in the state and will provide report and proposal to the secretariat.
The RCI believes the council need to be given power to set up committee to handle certain aspects on immigrants or foreigners in Sabah.
The commission believes with the council, the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah can be solved.
The commission had also found rampant illegal activities of issuance of Malaysian identification documents to immigrants and foreigners in the state.
Statistics from 1996 to 2000 showed that a total of 457,850 Indonesians entering the state but only 228,366 returned home.
During that period, it was recorded that 210,910 Filipinos entered the country but only 199,169 returned home.
The RCI was set up on Aug 11, 2012 and chaired by former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Steve Shim.
Its other members were Universiti Malaysia Sabah former vice chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Kamaruzaman Ampon, Kuala Lumpur ex-police chief Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu, ex-state secretary Datuk Kee Mustafa and former deputy chief minister Tan Sri Herman J. Luping, who is also an ex-state attorney general.
The proceedings began in January 2013 with Manoj Kurup, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and Jamil Aripin of the Attorney-General's Chambers appointed as conducting officers to assist the commission in questioning the witnesses.
The RCI recorded statements from 361 people and collected 177 exhibits during the proceedings.
The report, priced at RM10, will be available to the public at Sabah Federal Administration building in Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and the One Stop Centre at Home Ministry in Putrajaya.
