KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah State Assembly passed a motion to ban Nurul Izzah Anwar and Tian Chua from entering Sabah.
The august house also voted to ban anyone who supported or linked themselves with the self proclaimed Sulu Sultanate from entering the country and called for legal action as well as investigations to be carried out against Nurul and Tian Chua.
The motion was tabled by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Raymond Tan Shu Kiah in relation to the meeting between Nurul, Tian Chua and Jacel Kiram, the daughter of Jamalul Kiram, the self-proclaimed Sulu Sultan who ordered the armed intrusion to claim Sabah in 2013.
Tan also called on the authorities, particularly the Eastern Sabah Security Command to intensify its operations in the east coast of Sabah to stave off threats and continue with the curfew imposed since July last year.
A probe and legal action should also be taken against Nurul and Tian Chua for what they had done, he stressed.
"Many people are still traumatised because of this dark period in our history, but suddenly we see Nurul posting in her social media accounts about the meeting.
"This also includes a photograph of Nurul and Jacel holding a card or placard to call for the release of Datuk Seri Anwar (Ibrahim)," he said.
Chief minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the actions by Nurul and Tian Chua undermined the sacrifices made by our Malaysian security forces in defending the sovereignty during the Lahad Datu intrusion.