KOTA KINABALU: Last week, Sabah Progressive Party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee attacked the government for failing to tackle the illegal immigrant problem in the state.
Yesterday, in response to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s announcement of plans to launch massive operations to flush out the transient population, Yong was full of gratitude.
In a statement, he reiterated that a comprehensive approach was needed, adding that a massive operation may result in overcrowding of detention centres.
This, he said, was especially so as Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had concurred that the Philippine government was reluctant to accept its citizens back.
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