Minister slams group who flew Jalur Gemilang upside-down in Australia

Kumpulan yang mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang terbalik itu sebahagian daripada sebuah NGO berdaftar di Australia dikenali 'Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia'. (Gambar Facebook)PETALING JAYA: Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Sabah dan Sarawak), Mustapha Sakmud membidas sekumpulan rakyat Malaysia dipercayai dari Malaysia Timur kerana mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang terbalik di depan Bangunan Parlimen Victoria di Australia.Kumpulan yang juga sebahagian daripada NGO berdaftar di Australia dikenali 'Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia' berbuat demikian ketika mengadakan demonstrasi di depan Bangunan Parlimen di Melbourne semalam.Mustapha berkata, tindakan kumpulan itu langsung tidak mencerminkan budaya penduduk Sabah dan Sarawak yang beradab serta santun, selain berisiko menjejaskan reputasi rakyat Malaysia yang belajar dan bekerja di sana.Beliau menggalakkan orang ramai membuat aduan rasmi tindakan kumpulan itu kepada polis supaya kandungan media sosial yang memaparkan Jalur Gemilang terbalik disiasat."Lebih 20 tahun lalu, perjuangan MA63 (Perjanjian Malaysia 1963) dianggap isu sensitif, ada yang ditahan pihak berkuasa dan berdepan dengan tindakan undang-undang."Hari ini, hak Sabah dan Sarawak boleh dibincangkan secara terbuka, malah menjadi agenda utama kerajaan Madani," kata ketua PKR Sabah itu menurut Berita Harian. The group who flew the Jalur Gemilang upside-down were part of an Australian-registered NGO called Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia.

(Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Mustapha Sakmud has strongly criticised a group of Malaysians, believed to be from East Malaysia, for flying the Jalur Gemilang upside-down outside the Parliament of Victoria in Australia.The group, who are part of an Australian-registered NGO called Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia, committed the act during a protest staged outside the Parliament House in Melbourne yesterday.Mustapha said the group's actions do not represent the polite and courteous culture of Sabahans and Sarawakians, and could tarnish the reputation of Malaysians working and studying in Australia, Berita Harian reported.He urged the public to lodge reports with the police so that social media posts of the protest and upside-down Malaysian flag may be investigated.He added that demands for Sabah and Sarawak's rights can be discussed amicably with the current federal government."More than 20 years ago, the struggle involving the Malaysia Agreement 1963 was considered a sensitive issue, with some activists arrested and legal action taken against them."Today, Sabah and Sarawak's rights can be discussed openly, and is in fact a key agenda of the Madani government," said Mustapha, the Sabah PKR chief.