SOVEREIGNTY of a country is the most important requirement for the
existence of that country. A threat to the country's independence cannot be
tolerated. The people must be united and support the measures taken by the
authorities to quell the threat.
Sadly, some have failed to see
the Lahad Datu incident as a national threat where the sovereignty of our
country was being questioned by the armed intruders.
They tried to stake a claim on a
state that was never theirs in the first place.
This is totally unacceptable.
National security cannot be compromised for any reason. We have a duty to
defend our country's borders.
The death of some members of the
security forces in protecting our country's independence cannot be disparaged.
They are the unsung heroes.
The use of Security Offences
(Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and the creation of the Eastern Sabah
Security Command (Esscom) are to prevent these intruders from further
terrorising our people in Sabah.
Maritime security is the biggest
security problem that we are facing now. This is because of our borders which
extend from Perlis to Sabah.
This intrusion has highlighted to
us the need for us to enhance our border security.
Before Esscom, we had Rajang
Security Command (Rascom), which was set up by the National Security Council on
March 25, 1972 (and dismantled on April 6, 1995) to combat the communist
insurgency from the Northern Kalimantan People's Party (Paraku) in Sibu, Kapit,
Sarikei, Mukah and central Sarawak.
Now, we have to create more
security commands not only in Sabah and Sarawak, but in Peninsular Malaysia as
well.
Prevention is always better than
cure.
We need to take measures to
enhance our intelligence to prevent further intrusion from foreign terrorists,
insurgents or intruders so that our national security will not be jeopardized.
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