Double Six: we should learn from this tragedy

Donald stressed that the state leaders who perished in the crash had epitomize real unity in Sabah.

They represented a common purpose, irrespective of race, religion, he said adding: “I think that was one of the best times. For us now, we can perhaps learn from that. We need to get people together without due consideration of race, religion. No hang ups about race or religion. We should be Sabahans.

He is of the opinion that the unity of the past is not felt in Sabah at the moment and he felt that people are still searching for it.

“The best example (is) 1Malaysia – they are trying to get that elusive real unity in the sense that everybody is patriotic about something, for the state and country. We can learn a lot from our previous leaders. We are the prime example of unity irrespective of race.

“Perhaps we should learn from this tragedy. Basically what happened to them is history for us but at the same time it shows us that we have leaders that can be taken away from us just like that. It is also a lesson for leaders nowadays; they have to do their job because they might not be around tomorrow to see things through. To my mind leadership is about focus on what is good for everybody,” he said.

Donald also expressed his gratitude to the state government for organizing the memorial day for the Double Six tragedy, adding that he hoped that people would take the opportunity to learn more about Sabah’s history.

--THE BORNEO POST

INGAT PESAN DATUK DONALD MOJUNTIN.. KITA PATUT BELAJAR DARI TRAGEDI INI, BUKANNYA MEMPOLITIKKAN TRAGEDI TERSEBUT UNTUK KEPENTINGAN PARTI.

SAPP, TERUTAMANYA DATUK YONG TECK LEE PERLU BERHENTI DARI TERUS MEMPERGUNAKAN INSIDEN INI UNTUK KEPENTINGAN POLITIK BELIAU. BELAJARLAH UNTUK MENGHORMATI KELUARGA MANGSA, LEBIH-LEBIH LAGI APABILA TIDAK ADA SEORANGPUN AHLI KELUARGA MANGSA YANG SUDI MEMIHAK KEPADA HASUTAN YONG TECK LEE KONONNYA WUJUD KONSPIRASI DALAM TRAGEDI TERSEBUT.

JIKA YONG MASIH BERKERAS MAHU MENGGUNAKAN ISU INI UNTUK MEMPOPULARKAN DIRINYA, SAYA AMAT BERHARAP SUPAYA DATUK DONALD DAPAT MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN UNDANG-UNDANG YANG LEBIH BERAT DARI SAMAN DATUK HARRIS. ORANG SEPERTI YONG TECK LEE PERLU DIAJAR SECUKUPNYA AGAR TIDAK TERUS MERACUNI PEMIKIRAN RAKYAT SABAH DENGAN MENIMBULKAN PELBAGAI SPEKULASI JIJIK SEMATA-MATA MAHU MERAMPAS JAWATAN KETUA MENTERI SABAH.

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SAPP should put to rest the Double Six tragedy - Donald Mojuntin

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) should put to rest the Double Six tragedy as re-opening the investigation will only open old wounds of those who lost their loved ones in the airplane crash.

Former Moyog assemblyman Datuk Donald Mojuntin, who lost his father Datuk Peter Mojuntin in the tragedy on June 6, 1976, said that SAPP must have a purpose as to why it wants to re-open the investigation into the case.

“In order to open up something, there must be a purpose. What is the purpose?” Donald asked when met yesterday after the Memorial Service for those who perished in the airplane crash in Sembulan.

According to Donald, the purpose (for re-opening the investigation) must be good for all, not just a particular group of people.

It must be good for Sabah, he said, when asked to comment on SAPP wanting to reopen the investigation into the tragedy.

“If it is good for Sabah… if there is benefit from opening up this case and investigating it then so be it. But at this point in time it seems to be political and everything cannot be political,” he opined.

Donald added that everyone is entitled, whatever their political affiliation, to come here and show their respects to our past leaders.

“There is nothing stopping them but opening up the case is a whole different matter altogether. As far as I am concerned, I have been quite clear on the matter, as far as my family is concerned, it took us a long time to get closure over this tragedy. Now we have that closure and we do not want to open up old wounds and I am sure the other families are of that thinking,” he said.

The crash claimed the lives of the then Sabah Chief Minister Tun Mohammed Fuad Stephens and three of the state Cabinet ministers, namely Minister of Finance Datuk Salleh Sulong, Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Peter Mojuntin and Minister of Works and Communications Datuk Chong Thien Vun.

Also killed were assistant minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Darius Binion, permanent secretary of the Finance Ministry Datuk Wahid Peter Andu, Economic Planning Unit director Dr Syed Hussien Wafa, private secretary to Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh Hamzah, Ishak Atan, Tun Fuad’s eldest son Johari, his bodyguard Corporal Said Mohamed and the pilot of the aircraft Gandhi Nathan.

--THE BORNEO POST

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