KOTA KINABALU: The Royal Commission of Inquiry on Sabah's illegal immigrant problem is expected to be made public after it is presented in the upcoming Parliament sitting which starts on Tuesday.
Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said Cabinet has discussed the report which would be made public.
"The Cabinet has discussed about it, I understand that it will be presented to Parliament in this session," he said.
The five-man panel of the RCI headed by Tan Sri Steve Shim had submitted the report to the King and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in early January.
The setting up of the RCI was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2012.
The other commissioners were former Sabah Attorney-General Tan Sri Herman J. Luping, Universiti Malaysia Sabah former vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kamaruzaman Ampon, former Sabah state secretary Datuk K.Y. Mustafa and Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation deputy chairman Datuk Henry Chin Poy Wu.
The inquiry began on Sept 21, 2012 and covered eight terms of reference, including investigating the number of foreigners who were issued Malaysian identity cards, whether the issuance was in accordance with the law, whether they had been registered in the Sabah electoral roll and the social implications of the foreigners.
It was given six months (subsequently extended until Sept 20) to complete the investigation and submit a full report, plus recommendations.
The RCI heard testimonies from 211 witnesses.
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