KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 23 -- Sabah has fallen victim to the tussle among West Malaysian leaders in their tussle for power of the nation, said former chief minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

In a video, the former Vatican ambassador said that Malaysia is politically troubled under the administration of a government not elected by the people, who are out to cement its power by winning a Sabah vote base.

"Sabah is a victim of the power play in Kuala Lumpur. We have become the theatre of war in the quest of power to control the country and now we have an election in Sabah," said the United Progress Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) chairman.

Dompok said that the Putrajaya-aligned Opposition has been intimidating and luring voters by peddling partic...