Some devastated Palau or sea nomad homeowners had apparently torched their own houses after the demolition operation in Semporna, as they wanted to garner public sympathy, according to police sources involved in the operation at the settlements this week.
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00:00 Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Kristina Liu said some devastated Palau
00:09 or Sea Nomad homeowners had apparently torched their own houses after the demolition operation
00:14 in Semporna as they wanted to garner public sympathy.
00:18 She said such information was shared by police sources involved in the operation this week.
00:24 It was reported that hundreds of Palau people allegedly lost their homes after authorities
00:29 were said to have destroyed their wooden stilt settlements.
00:32 NGO Borneo Comrade said the demolition operation was carried out on Tuesday when the homes
00:39 were torn down and burnt down.
00:42 Footage and news of the operation were circulated on mainstream and social media.
00:47 Comrade said the demolition highlighted issues of racism, developmental injustice and statelessness
00:53 in Sabah while an another NGO Pusat Komas said the homeowners faced systemic discrimination.
01:00 Liu said a total of 138 structures were destroyed in the hot zones during their operation.
01:07 She said it was done for safety reasons following the issuance of eviction notices to the community.
01:13 She said the evacuation and demolition of the structures built within the Tonsakaran
01:18 Marine Park were done according to the law.
01:21 She said there had been security and sovereignty issues following shooting incidents in Darvel
01:26 Bay and cross-border criminal activities in unauthorised settlement locations.
01:33 Authorities have issued notices to a total of 273 unauthorised settlements built within
01:38 the Marine Park.
01:39 Thank you.
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