The chairperson and members of the royal commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate problems related to illegal immigrants in Sabah will be named soon, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong.

“The government is awaiting the green light to make the announcement as only the Yang di-Pertuan Agong can make the appointment,” he said when responding to a question from Senator Paul Kong Sing Chu at the Dewan Negara today.

The setting up of the RCI was announced by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak last month.

Liew said members of the RCI would be made up of people with a deep understanding of the Sabah’s illegal immigrant issue.

The RCI’s terms of reference are now in the final state of formulation, he added.

- Bernama