Hemananthani Sivanandam
The Sun Daily
18 November 2013
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18, 2013): Gelang Patah DAP MP Lim Kit Siang today questioned how the security guard in the AmBank officer murder case received a MyKad which enabled him to work in the bank.
Lim said it is rather disturbing on how the suspect, who is a Sulawesi native, managed to circumvent the country’s security system in securing a MyKad.
“How can this person get a MyKad, and even if the MyKad is fake, how can he be allowed to open up a bank account, receive monthly salary and in fact be given a firearm license by the Home Ministry?
“Did this person also vote in the 13th General Election? Is it because the owner of the security firm is a crony of the ruling party?
“How many foreigners have enjoyed these privileges?” he questioned during his speech at the committee stage of the Budget 2014 debate in Parliament today.
The DAP stalwart also said such system has caused states such as Sabah and Sarawak to lose its sovereignty as it seems so easy for foreigners to obtain a MyKad and take over the economy.
“This directly effects the stability and the nation’s security. This also infringes the rights of the people of Sabah who live in such a rich state but are still poor,” said Lim.
Lim also congratulated the police for arresting the suspect and hopes that justice will be served.
It was reported that the main suspect in the AmBank officer murder case, who was detained on Nov 10 in Kampung Belungkor, Kota Tinggi, Johor, will be charged in court soon.
In the October 23 incident, Norazita Abu Talib, 37, was shot dead by a security guard as she was opening a safe in the bank’s vault, before he escaped with RM450,000 in cash.
On November 11, police found a pump gun believed to be the murder weapon in a drain at Jalan Subang 2, Subang Industrial Park, not far from the bank.