SABAH IS OURS FOREVER!

SABAH IS NOT YOURS EVER!

Few weeks ago, a group of dubious Malaysians were detained for burning Sabah's state flag. Surprisingly, they were merely detained for illegal assembly. Few days after, it was learned that those people were merely expressing their personal views and therefore not the majority hence warranted the detention for 'illegal assembly'.

It is disappointing when the authorities particularly those who are charged with security do not such such incident as a threat to national security. They insist that the draconian law,ISA is still relevant for what they claim as national security matters. Looking at the surface, the incident in Kudat? is indeed related to national security. The security of Sabah and Malaysia as a sovereign and independent nation. Therefore, those people who are possessed MyKad have clearly challenged the status of Malaysia as a sovereign country. Those are really unscrupulous people whose allegiance is suspect. Being Malaysians, they should be proud of Malaysia, the place which has sustained them all this while.

If the authorities are sincere, such certainly demands them to be incarcerated in Kamunting. These are the ones who have been undermining our nation's security for so long. Before others, they declare themselves to be Malaysians but in secret they rebelled against those who offered them shelter. The 1963 referendum should surpassed other documents since through the referendum , it is clear that people living in North Borneo have unanimously put their allegiance to Malaysia. There should be no dispute about the fact!

Those scums and scoundrels are only interested in Sabah because of our abundant natural resources period. They are just like pirates whose job is to plunder and leave everything in chaos and shambles. They are interested in Sabah because their own homeland is besieged with endless conflicts with scant resources. In the meantime, those scarce resources are actively been plundered by their so- called leaders. That is what they really are!

What is more saddening (read frightening) is not every Sabahan views such incident as a threat as they are those including local leaders see those ungrateful scoundrels as their ticket to remain in power.They need those people for their service of retaining those dubious leaders. Though those scoundrels belong to the same faith as me and some of those leaders but that is certainly not a reason to support or at least brushing their belligerent behaviour aside as being their personal stand.

A flag is a national identity and it must be accorded with respect. Burning it is just like waging a war against your own nation. This is punishable by death as it is an act of treason. A flag is not just a piece of coloured cloth, it is our identity, our dignity. At all times, a flag represents the citizens of a nation. Those scums dared to burn the flag because they are not Malaysians be it figuratively and literally.

Defending one's nation is just like safeguarding one's dignity. It is mandatory in Islam and the blogger strongly feel that the same goes to other religions. In Islam, we are taught to defend our country through all possible ways. It was narrated that during a holy war, Muslim soldiers took turn to hold their flag from one to another lest it fall to the ground. Such shows that respecting one's flag is just like surrendering one's dignity and allegiance to his country.

Those who burned the flag absolutely are not Malaysians for true Malaysians will not do the same. The authorities need to change their mind set. Oftentimes, Malaysians are being unfairly treated to the extent that we view such as oppression. Sadly, when, dubious Malaysians do the same for the sake of their true homeland they are only punished with token penalty. Those Hindraf activists for instance are almost immediately sent to Kamunting for championing their rights as Malaysians but those dubious Malaysians did what they had done for a foreign nation are only detained for illegal assembly!

This is not merely an issue of burning a flag but it goes beyond. Sabah is our land and there is no other place we can call home unlike those scums and their protectors who in reality belong to a different nation. This is not an issue of faith but it is a matter of dignity and national pride.

Ooi PTI, balik tempat kamulaa bahalol!