The recurrence of a kidnappings shows that the East Sabah Security Command (Esscom) is ineffective.
Esscom got a budget hike from RM75 million last year to RM600 million in 2015, but the large sum of public funds spent have failed to ensure public safety.
Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau residents have witness these armed forces arresting illegal immigrants on the street. Why don’t they bother security of our border, but keep harassing people (illegal immigrants on the mainland)?
Where the migrants arrested are placed given that immigration detention centres are full?
Are they all in the detention camps, and sent back to The Philippines later? or they are released after some of the enforcement officers are bribed?
I urge the enforcement officers to spend their energy to safeguard the border, rather than harassing ordinary people in the town.