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Sabah RCI: Stunned Indonesian has IC confiscated at RCI

KOTA KINABALU - An Indonesian who carried a Malaysian blue identity card was shocked today when he was informed by the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) on immigrants in Sabah that it was forged.

Ishak Us'luan, 46 who was born in Timor, Indonesia and arrived in Sabah in 1983, was lost for words when conducting officer Jamil Aripin (left) informed him of this while he was testifying before the RCI at the Kota Kinabalu Court Complex.

"We have checked your identity card and it is not in the record. It is forged, you were cheated," said Jamil as Ishak remained silent.

After Ishak was released from the witness stand, Jamil asked the RCI if the forged identity card should be confiscated, to which former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Steve Shim who leads the commission, said that it was up to the conducting officers and relevant authorities to decide.

At this juncture, Jamil decided to confiscate the identity card and advised a stunned Ishak to seek help from the Indonesian consulate to make an Indonesian passport as he now has no travel documents.

"I will tell the investigating officer to take you straight to the Indonesian consulate here.

"My advice is for you to ask help from the consulate to make a passport," he said.

By Nigel Aw