r Toyo dihukum 12 bulan penjara

Hafiz Yatim  

Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini mengekalkan hukuman setahun penjara ke atas bekas menteri besar Selangor Dr Khir Toyo selepas menolak rayuannya berhubung sabitan kes rasuah minggu lalu.

Mahkamah itu juga menolak tawaran doktor gigi berusia 50 tahun itu untuk melakukan khidmat masyarakat dengan menawarkan rawatan pergigian percuma kepada orang miskin sebagai ganti kepada hukuman penjara.

"Dalam analisis akhir, hukuman itu sepatutnya mencerminkan keseriusan kesalahan itu," kata Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin.

Hakim Zulkefli berkata peguam Khir Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah telah berhujah bahawa hukuman penjara perlu menjadi pilihan terakhir kerana anak guamnya merupakan pesalah kali pertama dan tiada keganasan terlibat.

Katanya, apa yang penting adalah kepentingan awam dan ia (hukuman itu) tidak boleh diubah jika ia tidak menyalahi undang-undang.

Hakim Zulkefli berkata khidmat masyarakat adalah tidak mencukupi kerana ia adalah untuk pesalah muda dan kesalahan ringan.

"Khidmat masyarakat tidak terpakai. Tindakannya (Khir) telah menyebabkan gangguan keyakinan terhadap penjawat awam," katanya. [Baca berita penuh]

Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan Dr Mohamad Khir dihantar ke penjara Kajang.

Pada 22 September, panel itu menolak rayuan akhir Dr Mohamad Khir dan mengekalkan sabitan terhadap pertuduhan memperoleh untuk diri dan isterinya, Zahrah Kechik, dua lot tanah dan sebuah banglo di Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, daripada Ditamas Sdn Bhd melalui pengarahnya, Datuk Shamsuddin Hayroni.

Hartanah itu dibeli pada harga RM3.5 juta sedangkan Ditamas membayar RM6.5 juta untuk hartanah itu pada 23 Dis 2004.

Bekas ADUN Sungai Panjang itu didakwa melakukan kesalahan itu di kediaman rasmi menteri besar Selangor di Jalan Permata 7/1, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, pada 29 Mei 2007.

Dr Mohamad Khir, yang merupakan menteri besar dari Ogos 2000 hingga Februari 2008, didakwa mengikut Seksyen 165 Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan hukuman maksimum penjara dua tahun atau denda atau kedua-duanya.

Dr Mohamad Khir, 50, yang berada dalam keadaan berdiri dalam kandang tertuduh, kelihatan tenang semasa mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman itu.

Mahkamah penuh sesak dengan anggota keluarga, orang ramai dan wakil media. Isteri beliau Zahrah, 50, turut hadir.

Hakim lain yang bersidang dalam panel itu ialah Hakim Tan Sri Ahmad Maarop, Hakim Tan Sri Hasan Lah, Hakim Tan Sri Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha dan Hakim Datuk Ramly Ali.

Dr Mohamad Khir, bapa enam anak, merayu terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang mendapatinya bersalah dan menjatuhi hukuman penjara 12 bulan atas pertuduhan menggunakan kuasanya untuk memperoleh tanah dan sebuah banglo di Shah Alam pada 2007.

Mahkamah Persekutuan turut mengekalkan perintah Mahkamah Tinggi supaya hartanah terbabit dilucuthak dan diserahkan kepada kerajaan.

Doktor gigi itu membawa kesnya ke Mahkamah Persekutuan selepas Mahkamah Rayuan menolak rayuannya pada 30 Mei 2013.

Dr Mohamad Khir diwakili peguam Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah manakala Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Idham Abdul Ghani mewakili pihak pendakwa raya.

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kamah tolak rayuan Khir, kekal sabitan rasuah

Hafiz Yatim 

Mahkamah Persekutuan mengekalkan sabitan rasuah bekas menteri besar Selangor Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.

"Kami menolak rayuan," kata Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Zulkefli Makinudin selepas Hakim Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha membaca penghakiman.

Hakim Zulkefli mengetuai panel lima anggota hakim.

Mereka termasuk Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Tan Sri Ahmad Ma'arop, Hasan Lah, Tan Sri Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha dan Datuk Ramly Ali.

Sebelum ini, Khir didapati bersalah dan dijatuhi hukuman penjara 12 bulan.

Beliau mempunyai rumah agam gaya Bali di Seksyen 7 Shah Alam yang dirampas oleh pihak berkuasa apabila Mahkamah Tinggi mendapati beliau bersalah kerana rasuah.

Mahkamah Rayuan mengekalkan keputusan itu.

Mohamad Khir diwakili oleh Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, M Athimulan, Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin, Jahabardeen Yunus, Sarah Abishegam.

Pendakwaan diketuai Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Mohd Masri Daud dan Mohd Dusuki Ahmad
Mahkamah Persekutuan memberi tempoh 30 minit untuk pihak pembelaan menyediakan mitigasi. [Baca berita asal]

Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan mengikut keputusan yang dibacakan oleh Hakim Tan, mahkamah memutuskan bahawa pertuduhan terhadap Dr Mohamad Khir tidak mempunyai kecacatan.

Beliau berkata tiada kesilapan dalam fakta-fakta pertuduhan yang menyatakan bahawa Dr Mohamad Khir melakukan kesalahan itu atas sifatnya sebagai penjawat awam (Menteri Besar).

Dr Mohamad Khir, 50, yang memakai sut berwarna kelabu, kelihatan tenang apabila mahkamah mengekalkan sabitan dan hukuman penjara setahun.

Mahkamah Persekutuan bersidang hari ini untuk membuat keputusan selepas menangguhkan prosiding pada 27 Ogos lepas kerana Dr Mohamad Khir menjalani rawatan di Institut Jantung Negara (IJN).

Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam mendapati Dr Mohamad Khir bersalah kerana mendapatkan untuk dirinya dan isterinya, Zahrah Kechik, 50, dua lot tanah dan sebuah banglo di seksyen 7, Shah Alam, daripada Ditamas Sdn Bhd melalui pengarahnya, Datuk Shamsuddin Hayroni.

Dr Mohamad Khir gagal dalam rayuannya di Mahkamah Rayuan pada 30 Mei, 2013.

Bekas anggota dewan undangan negeri Sungai Panjang itu dituduh melakukan kesalahan tersebut di kediaman rasmi Menteri Besar Selangor di Jalan Permata 7/1, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, pada 29 Mei, 2007.

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au Apa Sekalipun Saya Tetap Takkan Letak Jawatan, Himpunan Baju Merah Bukti Sokongan - Najib Razak

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menegaskan beliau tidak akan tunduk kepada mana-mana tekanan yang mahukan beliau meletak jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri dan Presiden UMNO.

Beliau berkata selagi rakyat menyokong beliau untuk menerajui kepimpinan negara sebagai perdana menteri dan anggota UMNO terus teguh menyokongnya sebagai presiden parti maka beliau tidak akan berganjak daripada jawatan yang disandangnya sekarang.

"Saya cuma tunduk kepada (desakan) ahli parti dan rakyat sahaja. Selagi ahli parti sokong saya, selagi rakyat memberi kepercayaan, saya akan tetap meneruskan perjuangan saya," katanya ketika berucap di hadapan kira-kira 40,000 orang yang hadir pada program Solidariti Rakyat Sabah bersama Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak di Padang Perbandaran Tawau di sini, Ahad.

Penegasan Najib itu yang dinyatakan dengan suara lantang 

mendapat tepukan dan sorakan daripada hadirin yang membanjiri Padang Perbandaran Tawau sehingga melimpah ke kawasan jalan raya, disertai paluan gendang.Beliau menegaskan jawatannya sebagai Perdana Menteri dan Presiden UMNO diperolehinya secara proses demokrasi dan ditentukan oleh rakyat dan anggota UMNO dari seluruh negara iaitu dari Padang Besar di Perlis hingga ke Pulau Sebatik, di Tawau, Sabah.

Ini merupakan kali pertama Najib menjawab secara terbuka dan lantang desakan bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad agar beliau meletak jawatan sebagai perdana menteri dan presiden UMNO.

Najib yang ingin mendengar sendiri suara sokongan hadirin dengan melaungkan "rakyat Sabah sokong" sebanyak tiga kali telah disambut dengan sorakan gemuruh hadirin, "Najib, Najib, Najib".

Menegaskan pendirian kukuhnya, Perdana Menteri sempat membacakan falsafah Bugis yang berbunyi 'Kendati tergantung awan di langit. Telah terlanjur ku bentang layar. Walau badai datang menggunung. Walau berdentum guruh di langit, walau bumi berkeping dua, tak kan mungkin ku berbalik haluan'.

Justeru, kata Najib takkan satu suara lebih besar daripada suara yang didengarnya daripada hadirin dan juga rakyat di Kota Belud ketika menghadiri program perasmian Projek Perumahan Rakyat di daerah berkenaan pagi tadi serta suara rakyat yang telah memberi mandat kepadanya untuk memerintah negara.

Katanya setiap pemimpin termasuk beliau pernah menempuh ujian dan tidak terkecuali Dr Mahathir yang menghadapi lebih banyak ujian ketika menerajui pucuk pimpinan negara selama 22 tahun.

"Mana tak ada ujian. Ujian Team A, Team B (dalam pemilihan UMNO, Dr Mahathir) hampir kalah. Hampir 50 peratus ahli UMNO suruh dia letak jawatan. Tapi apa dia jawab, 'walaupun saya menang satu undi, saya akan tetap terus menjadi Perdana Menteri'. Oh hebat dia jawab.

"1987, saya antara yang menyokong dia. Dia (Dr Mahathir) kekal menjadi Perdana Menteri sebab apa? Sebab kita bersama dalam susah. Bila dalam susah kita beri sokongan dia kekal. Kalau kita sokong pemimpin menghadapi ujian, Dr Mahathir tidak boleh kekal 22 tahun menjadi Perdana Menteri," yang sekali lagi mendapat sorakan hadirin.

"Jadi, janganlah lupa, waktu dia (Dr Mahathir) jadi Perdana Menteri, kita sokong dia penuh. Sekarang dia tidak jadi perdana menteri, sokonglah pula. Kalau tak boleh sokong, janganlah bunyi sangat. Tapi tak apa, jangan rosakkan parti. Kita boleh terangkan (isu berkaitan 1Malaysia Development Berhad - 1MDB)," katanya.

Najib berkata kenyataan Dr Mahathir berhubung 1MDB kebelakangan ini berbelit-belit, sekejap kata 1MDB hilang RM42 bilion selepas itu kata pula tak hilang tetapi 1MDB berhutang RM42 bilion.

Beliau menegaskan kerajaan ada cara tersendiri untuk menyelesaikan isu 1MDB jika diberi tempoh.

Perdana Menteri menjelaskan ketika Tabung Haji membeli sekeping tanah milik 1MDB ia adalah pelaburan dan bukannya 'bailout' 1MDB kerana Tabung Haji boleh memperoleh keuntungan sehingga lebih RM170 juta melalui pembelian itu namun disebabkan perkara itu dijadikan isu, beliau menasihatkan Tabung Haji menjual tanah berkenaan.


Najib berkata melalui penjualan semula aset berkenaan, Tabung Haji boleh untung sehingga RM5 juta hingga RM6 juta namun pada masa sama merugikan pendeposit Tabung Haji sendiri kerana jika aset itu tetap milik Tabung Haji, pendeposit boleh untung sehingga RM170 juta.

"Tetapi kerana isu sudah dipusing sebagai isu yang panas, orang kata 'you are shooting yourself at your foot', tembak kaki sendiri. Inilah yang saya kata tidak rasional.

"Kita buat sesuatu untuk apa? Untuk kebaikan rakyat. Bagilah peluang. Setiap perkara boleh kita selesaikan. Tetapi beri peluang kepada pemimpin untuk menyelesaikan perkara itu," katanya.

Perdana Menteri berkata selepas menyaksikan sokongan padu diberikan rakyat kepadanya seperti yang dapat dilihat pada perhimpunan hari ini, beliau berazam untuk meneruskan perjuangan malah semangatnya kian berkobar.

Turut hadir pada program itu ialah isteri Najib, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman, dua Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin dan Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Menteri Belia dan Sukan Sabah yang juga Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tawau Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan dan Anggota Parlimen Kalabakan Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh.

(Sumber : BERNAMA)

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pe repairs to take two years – Pairin

TAMBUNAN: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said that the repair of eight slopes out of 31 slopes along Ranau-Tambunan road will be completed within two years. He said eight of the slopes about 9.32 kilometers length are in critical and dangerous condition and the government will prioritize repairs, including the road. “Other […]

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te Museum to publish book, hold exhibition on women history

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah State Museum will be publishing a book entitled ‘Women History in Sabah’ and launching an exhibition called ‘Women in History’. Its director, Joanna Kitingan, said the book would most likely be published next year. She disclosed at a press conference yesterday that the contents of the book will include photographs that […]

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years of struggle not for me – Pairin

TAMBUNAN: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has encouraged young people to be more proactive in their thinking to continue the party leadership in the future. He said in an atmosphere of uncertainty, young people need to acquire knowledge by finding materials as suitable reference in their search for solution to […]

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uld be full autonomy – Jeffrey

KOTA KINABALU: While Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should be lauded for his brave move, he should be clear in his promise to restore full autonomy for Sabah and Sarawak, otherwise it will lead to serious repercussions on the BN federal government and his leadership, according to STAR Sabah chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. […]

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porary Mesilau bridge cuts travel time

KUNDASANG: The completion of a Bailey bridge across Sungai Mesilau here means that villagers and farmers in the surrounding area no longer have to travel five to six hours to reach town. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Pairin Kitingan said the bridge costing about RM1.5 million would now allow the villagers and farmers easier access […]

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utusan rayuan Khir Toyo 27 Ogos

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Mahkamah Persekutuan akan mengumumkan keputusannya pada 27 Ogos ini berhubung rayuan bekas Menteri Besar Selangor Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo terhadap sabitan kesalahan dan hukuman penjara 12 bulan yang dikenakan terhadap beliau bagi tuduhan menggunakan kedudukan untuk memperoleh tanah dan sebuah banglo.

Ketua komunikasi korporat dan hubungan antarabangsa Mahkamah Persekutuan Mohd Aizuddin Zolkeply memberitahu media hari ini tentang tarikh yang ditetapkan itu.

Panel lima anggota Mahkamah Persekutuan yang dipengerusikan Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin menangguhkan keputusan penghakiman mengenai rayuan Dr Khir itu setelah mendengarnya pada 19 Januari.

Panel itu turut dianggotai hakim-hakim Tan Sri Ahmad Maarop, Tan Sri Hasan Lah, Tan Sri Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha dan Datuk Ramly Ali.

Pada 23 Disember 2011, Mahkamah Tinggi di Shah Alam mendapati Dr Khir, 49, bersalah kerana mendapatkan untuk diri dan isterinya, Zahrah Kechik, 47, dua plot tanah dan sebuah banglo di Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, pada 2007 daripada Ditamas Sdn Bhd melalui pengarahnya, Datuk Shamsuddin H ayroni, dan menjatuhkan hukuman penjara 12 bulan terhadap bekas Menteri Besar Selangor itu.

Dr Khir, yang juga bekas Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri Sungai Panjang, dituduh melakukan kesalahan itu di kediaman rasmi Menteri Besar Selangor di Jalan Permata 7/1, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, pada 29 Mei 2007.

Mahkamah Tinggi juga memerintahkan harta berkenaan dirampas dan diserahkan kepada kerajaan.

Pada 30 Mei tahun lepas, Mahkamah Rayuan menolak rayuan Dr Khir dan mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi itu. Beliau kemudian memfailkan rayuan kepada Mahkamah Persekutuan.

Dr Khir diwakili sepasukan peguam diketuai peguam kanan Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, manakala timbalan pendakwa raya Mohd Masri Daud mewakili pihak pendakwaan. - Bernama

 

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que commemorating soldiers unveiled

KUCHING: A memorial plaque commemorating three Australian soldiers, who died during their tour of duty in Sarawak in the mid-60s, was unveiled at the Heroes Monument here yesterday. Second Special Air Service (SAS) Squadron Borneo 1966 commander Major Jim Hughes (retired) and Australian SAS delegation leader Major General Michael Jeffrey (retired) performed the unveiling. L/Cpl […]

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aysia terima kesan buruk akibat kekurangan pemimpin berintegriti

SUARA LANTANG: Masalah Malaysia hari ini ialah kurangnya model contoh yang baik di dalam masyarakat, yang dapat dipandang tinggi rakyatnya - terutama kanak-kanak. Namun kita berbangga kerana masih terdapat beberapa pihak di kedudukan tinggi yang sedar situasi yang berlaku. “Rakyat perlu dipimpin melalui tauladan dan integriti,” Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, yang juga Tengku Mahkota Johor mencoret di laman Facebooknya baru-baru ini, sedang beliau mengeluh kurangnya integriti di kalangan pemimpin hari ini. Perkataan ‘integriti’ membawa maksud mendalam.

 Ia melangkaui ketulenan dan kejujuran, dan melambangkan keaslian sebenar yang tiada cacat celanya. Seseorang yang memilikinya dianggap bermoral tinggi dan berprinsip, dan dia juga melambangkan keluhuran di dalam pemikiran, pertuturan dan tindak tanduknya. Dia tulus dari segenap aspek dan merupakan seseorang yang mampu memenuhi kepercayaan dan hidupnya mampu dijadikan tauladan. Insan berperawakan tinggi dan terhormat inilah yang dikehendaki masyarakat Malaysia sekarang ini.
 Namun buat masa ini, rakyat Malaysia hanya mampu saksikan pemimpin di dalam kerajaan dan di bidang lain yang amat bertentangan dari ciri-ciri yang didambakan ini. Sekiranya integriti merupakan kuasa pembimbing, maka tentunya kita tidak akan saksikan perdana menteri hari ini berperang mulut dengan mantan perdana menteri sehingga mencetus pergeseran apabila pengikut mereka turut serta menambah pertelagahan.

 Apa yang dikatan TMJ ialah pemimpin dari setiap sektor baik kerajaan, NGO, ataupun organisasi lain di Johor perlu memberi inspirasi kepada rakyat dan tidak memanipulasi mereka. Walaupun nasihatnya ditujukan kepada rakyatnya, tetapi ia perlu didengari semua rakyat Malaysia. Jelasnya, “Jangan cuba mengurus dan memanipulasi rakyat. Inventori boleh diuruskan, tetapi rakyat perlu dipimpin melalui tauladan dan dengan berintegriti.” Benar sekali, perang mulut di antara Najib Razak dan Dr Mahathir Mohamad telah menghasil ketegangan dan ketidaktentuan, lantas mencetus impak negatif ke atas kewangan dan kebolehan Malaysia menarik pelaburan asing.

 Tidak hairanlah mengapa nilai ringgit merudum dan para pelabur asing asyik menjual saham mereka di Bursa Malaysia. Dalam tempoh seminggu yang lalu, pelabur dikenalpasti sebagai ‘asing’ telah menjual pegangan di pasaran terbuka pada kadar mencecah RM852.7 juta. Pada 27 Jun, ringgit dinilai pada paras 0.356675 berbanding dolar Singapore atau RM2.803675 bagi S$1. Setahun lalu, rakyat Malaysia mampu menukar RM2.58 bagi S$1. Pada masa yang sama, nilai ringgit susut sebanyak 16 peratus dalam tempoh setahun lalu berbanding dolar Amerika. Pada bulan Julai, ahli kerajaan secara kasual mengumumkan tiada lagi notis akan diberikan bagi harga baru RON95 dan disel di seluruh negara. Ini tindakan tak bertanggungjawab dan kurang kebertanggungjawaban serta ketelusan di pihak pemimpin negara.

 Sudah menjadi tugas kementerian dan jabatan kerajaan membuat pengumuman bulanan bagi kadar baru minyak petrol. Amatlah tidak adil bagi pihak berkuasa untuk membiarkan pihak media mencari maklumat penting yang diperlukan masyarakat daripada sumber tidak rasmi atau persendirian. Selain itu, kerajaan Malaysia bertanggungjawab kepada orang ramai untuk menjelaskan asas pengiraan harga baru setiap bulan berdasarkan kepada apa yang dipanggil "sistem apungan terurus" menurut trend sebenar harga minyak mentah global pada bulan sebelumnya.

Pihak yang mengikuti rapat harga global dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai pada bulan-bulan yang berlalu boleh memberitahu bahawa harga runcit yang ditetapkan oleh kerajaan seolah-olah tidak selari dengan prinsip-prinsip "sistem terapung" yang ia mendakwa telah diterima pakai Sudah tentu terdapat isu-isu lain yang ternyata memberi gambaran bahawa Malaysia tidak mempunyai pemimpin yang berintegriti. Antara isu-isu yang masih belum diselesaikan termasuk hutang RM42 bilion 1MDB dan tawaran luarbiasa di sebalik pembelian hartanah di Melbourne oleh pegawai-pegawai Mara Inc, cabang pelaburan Majis Amanah Rakyat. Isu-isu ini tidak mungkin hilang begitu sahaja. Lebih dekat dengan negeri-negeri Borneo, Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) mengenai pendatang pada tahun 2013 dilihat hanya usaha sia-sia.

 Selepas beberapa bulan kerja keras dilakukan oleh ahli-ahli panel dalam mendengar dan merekodkan pandangan individu, organisasi dan kumpulan, pada akhirnya, jelas bahawa tiada keikhlasan di pihak kerajaan untuk mengambil tindakan yang sewajarnya terhadap pendatang di negeri Sabah. Jika Najib, pemimpin atasan kerajaan Malaysia mempunyai integriti dan benar-benar mahu "ibu kepada segala ancaman" di Sabah diselesaikan, beliau akan mengambil nasihat panel RCI itu untuk tidak melantik seorang ahli politik bagi mengetuai jawatankuasa kerja untuk memulakan tindakan RCI. Sebaliknya, Perdana Menteri tidak mengendahkan peguam pakar panel dan melantik Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah. Pairin, yang memegang portfolio pembangunan infrastruktur di negeri ini dan sebagai Huguan Siou atau ketua yang paling utama daripada Kadazan dan suku kaum asli yang lain, tentunya penuh dengan tugas kerajaan dan sentiasa "sibuk". Dan berbanding menurut kehendak bosnya di KL, Pairin perlu memiliki keberanian dan menunjukkan integriti dengan memberitahu Najib untuk melantik seorang teknokrat atau pentadbir kanan bagi mengambil alih tugas rumit tersebut, demi kepentingan Sabah dan penduduk tempatan, terutama yang orang asal.

 Tetapi di sini sekali lagi, jika integriti tiada, siapa yang berani untuk melakukan perkara yang betul? Bagi Sarawak, pilihan raya negeri semakin hampir, dan Najib telah mula menunjukkan minat dan perhatian yang lebih untuk negeri itu, sekurang-kurangnya secara luaran, dengan membuat lawatan yang lebih kerap dan menabur lebih banyak janji. Ketua Menteri Sarawak Adenan Satem datang ke Sabah tidak lama dahulu dan belajar beberapa perkara dari negeri jiran beliau termasuk kejayaannya dalam menangani isu-isu berkaitan dengan industri perhutanan dan pelancongan. Tetapi Adenan harus belajar bahawa Perdana Menteri mungkin membuat janji-janji seperti memberikan hak lebih autonomi kepada negeri-negeri Borneo dan kesediaan "mempertimbangkan" royalti yang lebih tinggi bagi minyak dan gas, tetapi apabila pilihan raya sudah berakhir, adakah beliau akan membuat susulan dengan memenuhi janji-janji itu? Sabah telah belajar daripada kes RCI bahawa apabila kata-kata yang tidak sepadan dengan tindakan, maka ia tidak memberi sebarang makna. Adenan perlu diingatkan dan jika tidak, selepas pilihan raya lebih, rakyat Sarawak akan pasti bertanya kepadanya:

Di mana janji yang anda taburkan? Beliau kemudiannya terpaksa menghadapi rakyat di mana-mana beliau pergi di negeri tersebut, bukan Najib. Akhirnya, apa yang paling penting adalah untuk pemimpin negara dan negeri untuk mempunyai kepercayaan dalam kualiti yang membuatkan seorang pemimpin memiliki berintegriti. Ini adalah bentuk tertinggi kepimpinan dalam kesatuan yang harmoni dengan proses mental dan keperibadian antara satu sama lain, serta alam semula jadi dan alam sekitar. Tiada perkataan lain yang sama pentingnya dengan integriti. Terima kasih kepada Tengku Mahkota Johor kerana menggalakkannya. Saya bersetuju bahawa ia adalah kualiti semua pemimpin Malaysia seharusnya bercita-cita untuk memiliki.sumber

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Pertahan kedaulatan Sarawak: Dr Jeffrey
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Malaysia kini berdepan dengan masalah besar seperti beban hutang dan lain-lain Oleh Agnes Tugong // BAU: Pengerusi Parti Reformasi Negeri (STAR) Sabah Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan semalam terus mengin...

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Re-claim Autonomy in Education For Sabahans’ Future – Dr. Jeffrey
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Monday, June 15, 2015

Kota Kinabalu: “HRH the Sultan of Johor has given another reason for the Sabah government to re-claim autonomy in education from the federal government for the sake of Sabahans’ future” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, noting that the Sultan of Johor has opined that the current education system based on Bahasa Malaysia does not create towering Malaysians and does not contribute towards nation building.
The Sabah government needs to stop the rot in the education standards of Sabahans under the current federal-controlled education system.

In many instances, people will talk and discuss to agree on a “win-win” situation. Unfortunately, in the case of education for Sabahans, they are in a “lose-lose-lose” downward spiral. They lose when compared in the Malay language where the Malays from Malaya are better equipped; they lose when compared in English and they also lose in their mother tongues whether it is Kadazandusun, Murut, Rungus, Bajau, Suluk, Bisaya or other native languages.

In the 2013 and 2014 STPM and SPM results nationwide, Sabah fared last amongst the 13 States and 3 federal territories. In fact, the 2014 results for Sabah was much worse than the 2013 results.

The students performance are further affected and eroded by the education administration where almost everything is decided in Putrajaya.

In terms of funds, their allocations do not get priority and this shortcoming is clearly reflected with the number of dilapidated schools across the whole of Sabah. There are many schools not re-built, classes with no classroom walls, students being made to study under makeshift tents, and many non-functioning laboratories and computer classes which are in a mess due to failures of the construction and supply contracts awarded by Putrajaya, mainly with contractors from Malaya.

Even promises of allocations for school repairs remain as empty promises with no real intention of fulfilment. This was evident with the RM1.0 billion allocation promised by none other than the DPM cum Minister of Education in Lundu, Sarawak, on 14 February 2014 for repairs of the 600 dilapidated schools in Sabah and Sarawak. It seems that only RM15.4 million was disbursed to Sabah and it is not known whether it was part of the RM1.0 billion allocation.

“I will personally send a request to DPM Muhyiddin for this RM1.0 billion and remind him to send this school repairs allocation so that students in Sabah and Sarawak are not made to suffer due to the default of the federal government” added Dr. Jeffrey.

Things are made worse when the federal policy is essentially tailored to make Malaysians think less laterally and does not enhance intelligence with indoctrination on Umno’s brand of race and religion politics. This is evident to HRH the Sultan himself who has chided the government Ministers for sending their children overseas rather than study in local schools.

The Sarawak CM has openly requested for autonomy including in Sarawak education and PM Najib has agreed to the request with a devolution of power to the Sarawak government. The federal Ministry and agencies have been asked by the PM to look into this devolution of power.

Likewise, for the sake of Sabahans’ future, the Sabah government should request for education to be devolved to the Sabah government. With the right education system, and manned mainly by Sabahans as teachers and administrators, there is no reason why Sabah cannot advance on its own. This can be seen from towering Sabahans currently spread out globally even in UK, USA and Canada, that were products of the old Sabah education system inherited from the British. It should not be forgotten that the British education system is still one of the best in the world.

With control of the Sabah education system, the destiny and future of Sabahans will be charted by Sabahans not by Malayans where the present system is already a proven failure.




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Merits in Having Elected PM With Revamp – Dr. Jeffrey

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Kota Kinabalu: There is no doubt that a new political order and mindset is need to propel and advance Malaysia. Malaysia needs a total revamp to move forward and get out of the current mess.
Any true patriotic apolitical Malaysian will be able to see and judge that the present system of government and administration has failed leaving Malaysia trailing far behind other nations in the region” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the opinion by Tengku Razaleigh that a change towards non-racial and non-religion based political parties and a directly elected Prime Minister may be the way forward for the future of Malaysia.

The suggestion by Ku Li is 1 of the good possible ideas but just changing PM without complete overhaul of the system including attitude and mindset of leaders and ordinary Malaysians is insufficient.

The thinking of ordinary Malaysians are now far ahead and more progressive than political leaders and Cabinet Ministers. Even ordinary Malays are seeing the problems caused by Umno and the federal government.

“The current system of Umno-led political administration of institutionalized racism and religion leading to extremism and fanaticism, particularly in the last 30 years, has failed Malaysia and the Malays in particular and the system should be totally revamped. There are certainly merits in Ku Li’s suggestion which can help advance the nation” added Dr. Jeffrey.

In a total revamp, it can involve the PM being elected by people and this will lead to the PM being accountable to the people and not a political party. Currently, we can all see that many decisions are made after an Umno Supreme Council meeting and this is wrong as the decision is not made for all Malaysians but with Umno members in mind and only for Umno members.

“Where is the consideration and justice for other Malaysians, particularly for Sabahans and Sarawakians? asked Dr. Jeffrey.
The total revamp should also include the re-organization and restructuring of the federal government. The federal government is now a big mess and it is neither the 1957 Malayan federation nor the 1963 Federation of Malaysia as proposed to induce Sabah and Sarawak to merge and form Malaysia.

A true federation or confederation should be in place similar to that in Australia, India or USA. The States or territories should be allowed to function and develop independently and not be controlled by the federal government. The 1-Country 2-System could be adopted which takes into consideration the individualities of the States but with a sense of belonging to 1 nation, the true Federation of Malaysia, not like a unitary police state now. It could also be moulded like the European Union with each State on their own but coming together as one where required.

The States must be allowed to manage and control their own resources. It is unlawful, unconscionable and immoral for Petronas to seize the oil and gas resources of Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and Kelantan and giving back on 5% of the revenues, even that without any proper accounting or audit by the States.

In devolving power to the States, it actually strengthen the States which will develop and progress faster than under federal control who are often unaware of the local circumstances. What is applicable in Malaya may not be so for Sabah or Sarawak and what is good for Kelantan or Perlis may not be acceptable in Sabah, Sarawak or Johor?

As highlighted by Ku Li, race and religion based politics should be banned. Sabah and Sarawak did not agree to form Malaysia that will be turned into an Islamic state as is being covertly done by the present government.

The civil service should be above politics and be based on merits with barriers and obstacles removed. The best should be allowed to do their best for the country.

Corruption must go and the people especially politicians and civil servants must focus on their jobs and not on some shady or under-the-counter side deals or projects. Corruption is so rife and bad that a leading US newspaper had reported that Malaysia were world champions in corruption. What a disgrace!

The governments, federal and States, must focus on the people, their welfare and well-being. Incomes of the ordinary Malaysians must be raised with corresponding increase in productivity. We must re-look our foreign workers policy as their lower wages are stifling wage growth for Malaysians. In Malaysia, staff and employees are getting ready to go home before the working hour is up. In Vietnam, the employees are hardworking and still at work in the office long after office hours. If we continue as we are, Vietnam will be overtaking us in no time.

The federal and State governments in putting constraints everywhere is not encouraging progress. Pulling people down to lower levels or putting obstacles in front of people to stop their advancement will only regress Malaysia. It is not progress and even if there is some progress, it is not progress as what it should be.

If we don’t change, Malaysia which is already behind, will fall further behind other nations in the region. Countries that were behind us in the past are already way ahead of us.

Any revamp must include a new Federal Constitution that was promised when Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore agreed to form Malaysia in 1963.

A perusal of the relevant documents will show that the federal government should only handle foreign affairs, defence and monetary policies. The other powers should be left with the individual States and the federal government should be scaled down like in USA, Australia and India, which are bigger countries with bigger populations.

The current mess that Malaysia is in will blow up sooner or later before the situation gets better. The people better be prepared for the worse.

Malaysia has progressed no doubt since its formation in 1963 but its progress must be measured and viewed in the right perspective. All factors taken into account, and a comparison with countries on similar levels, Malaysia’s progress is not what it should have been.

In the 1970s, countries like South Korea and Taiwan were behind Malaysia in many aspects. But today, they have left us far behind in all aspects not only in gross national income, development, finance and human capital but even in football and sports.

In 1980, South Korea’s GDP per capita was USD1,778.48, lower than Malaysia’s USD1,802.64. In 2013, South Korea’s GDP per capita overshot Malaysia by USD25,976.95 to USD10,538.06.

Tiny Singapore who left Malaysia in 1965 and Brunei who opted out of Malaysia at the last minute have advanced and progressed much more than Malaysia. Singapore has the world’s 3rd highest per capita income of USD56,694 and Brunei the 5th highest at USD48,333.

Their respective currencies shows the true strength of the financial standing of the people. Not too long ago, the Malaysian Ringgit was at par to the Singapore and Brunei Dollar. Today, the Ringgit has depreciated 65% and RM1.00 now gets less than 35 Singapore/Brunei cents. As it is the ringgit is at all-time lows after the RM3.80 peg and already at RM3.76 to USD1.

The federal government should be ashamed of its boasts of progress and development and Vision 2020 of achieving developed status. From Sabahans’ viewpoint, it is pure humiliation as it has 40% of all poor Malaysians despite its immense wealth in oil and natural resources.

Sabah fared even worse in basic amenities and development where rural village roads are unsealed and untarred and most rural villages do not get clean treated water and rely on gravity-fed untreated water instead for their daily needs. Schools are no better and there are still schools without classroom walls, libraries or proper facilities.

The failures of government in uplifting the people can be seen by the 7 million BR1M recipients who earn less than RM3,000 to be eligible.

The Malaysian leaders, if they consider themselves as looking out for all Malaysians and not just Malays or any single race, should be preparing Malaysia for a complete overhaul. The system is not working and people are suffering. The government should stop its propaganda that all is well when it is not. It should also stop speaking with a forked tongue and any development and progress should be stated in the right perspective not as political propaganda.

In the current system, the political system need to “steal” from the national Treasury to fund its political activities and to enrich themselves without any proper check and balance. In many countries, such actions would have resulted in their top leaders being put on trial and some hanged or shot by firing squad.

There is no real separation of powers as it exists in name eg. Parliament is controlled by the Executive and the Judiciary leaves much to be desired. The police is controlled by politicians resulting in selective harassment and prosecution of opposition and civil society opposed to bad governance and corruption.

In the Cabinet and other government administration, there appears to be no proper system of collective responsibility and it has led to lack of transparency and accountability even within their system.

There is every justification to change the current system. It is saddening to see the country go down the drain and other countries overtaking Malaysia.

The present Westminister system is made a mockery with the way elections are unfairly conducted and the unwritten convention that the person chosen by 191 Umno divisions and about 3 million Umno members should be the Prime Minister.

Worse to come, the PM and his Ministers, once appointed, seem to have forgotten that they are PM and Ministers for all Malaysians. Instead, they go about with their gung-ho ways acting as Ministers for Umno and BN with Umno’s brand of race and religion politics instead of looking out for the interests and welfare of all Malaysians.

In the current set-up, changing the PM with another candidate from Umno and even changing the entire Cabinet will not change things and the Malaysian position will not improve. It only entrenches Umno and the elites and their cronies.

This PM-elect convention should not be allowed to continue. Malaysia with all its wealth and resources deserve to be led by the best Malaysian and supported by capable Ministers. Only then will real progress and development reach all Malaysians.

The lack of quality and integrity of Ministers have been glaring the last 5 years with many making nonsensical political statements. If the Prime Minister is directly elected by the people, he will have a free hand to select better candidates as Ministers and need not rely on deadwood politicians from BN parties.

How to go about revamping system?

A National Reconciliation Committee comprising all stakeholders ought to be formed to get ball rolling.

A National Review Constitution Committee ought to be formed to review and re-draft a new Federal Constitution. Eminent persons should be appointed with representation from all Territories and States. Sabah and Sarawak should be reserved 35% of the parliamentary seats.

The federal government wish Malaysia to continue and to progress further, the leaders need to initiate the revamp before the current mess becomes worse and more difficult to resolve. If not, the authorities cannot blame citizen groups like Amanah, Bersih, NegaraKu, Eminent25, G47, Hindraf, SSKM, Sarawak for Sarawakians, Pray4Sabah and others, for trying to do something independently to make Malaysia a better and more progressive, democratic and developed country.




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It’s high time to put things right, return oil and gas resources to Sabah, Sarawak.

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ulis: Kepercayaan semangat Kinabalu 'bodoh'

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Satu tulisan di laman aktivis guaman Pusat Rakyat Loyar Burok mengutuk tindakan tindakan undang-undang ke atas individu yang berbogel di puncak Gunung Kinabalu.

Penulis itu juga menyifatkan kepercayaan warga setempat di kawasan Gunung Kinabalu itu “bodoh” kerana menyalahkan tindakan pelancong berbogel sebagai punca kejadian gempa bumi 5 Jun lalu.

Beliau secara langsung menamakan Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah, Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan yang mengaitkan perkara itu.

"Ianya memalukan kerana orang fikir semangat gunung yang membunuh orang tidak berdosa layak mendapat penghormatan.

“Satu kepercayaan bodoh tanpa sokongan bukti empiris tidak layak dihormati, tidak kiralah betapa kukuh pegangannya, tidak kira oleh ateis, Kristian, Muslim atau Dusun.

“Ini adalah asas kepada kemunasabahan,” kata penulis tersebut, yang dinamakan sebagai Shaun Tan.

Menurutnya lagi, tindakan undang-undang ke atas aktivis bogel berkenaan turut memberi dorongan kepada kepercayaan yang disifatkannya karut itu.

“Tiada siapa patut diapa-apakan kerana melakukan perkara yang tidak menggangu orang lain – dan gangguan akibat perasaan yang terlalu sensitif tidak perlu diambil kira,” tulisnya lagi di laman tersebut.

Beliau seterusnya menggesa warga Malaysia supaya bersikap lebih matang dan menghentikan tindakan ke atas pelancong berkenaan.

Tulisan itu muncul susulan tindakan polis menahan pendaki warga asing yang dipecayai berbogel di puncak Kinabalu.

Upacara berbogel itu membangkitkan kemarahan warga tempatan Kundasang kerana perlakuan pelancong tersebut yang tidak menghormati adat resam tempatan.

Polis menyiasat kes tersebut mengikut Seksyen 290 Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan denda sehingga RM400 jika sabit kesalahan.

Empat warga asing termasuk dua wanita ditahan reman hari ini selepas tiga daripada mereka menyerah diri berhubung kes tersebut.

Penemuan dua lagi mayat hari ini menjadikan jumlah gempa bumi tersebut sebanyak 18 orang.



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KUCHING: Sabah State Reform Party (STAR) chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has called on Deputy Prime Minister Tan […]

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balikan satu pertiga wakil Sabah, Sarawak di Parlimen

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JOHOR BAHRU: DAP menggesa Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) supaya mengadakan Persidangan Persempadanan Semula semua parti bagi membincangkan prinsip satu pertiga kerusi parlimen Sabah dan Sarawak.

Ketua Parlimen DAP Lim Kit Siang berkata, Sabah dan Sarawak wajar mendapat satu pertiga kerusi Parlimen selaras Perjanjian Malaysia 1963.

“Sabah dan Sarawak harus mempunyai satu pertiga daripada kerusi parlimen di negara ini.

“Bukan sahaja selaras Perjanjian Malaysia 1963, namun menjadi perlindungan penting memelihara prinsip asas Perlembagaan sebagai sebuah negara sekular dengan Islam sebagai agama rasmi.

“Pada masa ini, Sarawak dan Sabah hanya memiliki 57 daripada 222 kerusi parlimen, jauh dari angka satu pertiga,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, SPR perlu mengadakan perbincangan berdasarkan prinsip demokrasi bersama semua parti politik.

Gerakan Solidariti Sabah minggu lalu menyerahkan memorandum kepada Speaker Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia bagi menggesa kuasa sepertiga dikembalikan kepada Sabah dan Sarawak sebagai benteng kepada Perlembagaan.

Memorandum itu ditandatangani Pengerusi Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah Datuk Wilfred Bumburing, Pengerusi Parti Progresif Sabah Datuk Yong Teck Lee, wakil Gerakan Hak Orang Sabah Narawai Ahmad dan Dr Jeffrey Kitingan mewakili Parti Reformasi Negeri (STAR). – Roketkini.com




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ESS STATEMENT “Implement the True Federation of Malaysia – Dr. Jeffrey” ........

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“Implement the True Federation of Malaysia – Dr. Jeffrey”
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Kota Kinabalu: “The federal government and its leaders need to wake up from their 52 years slumber and implement the true Federation of Malaysia as envisaged by the Malayan and Borneo forefathers in 1963 to reflect the actual basis of the formation of Malaysia” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, commenting on the speech by the Kedah MP, Datuk Johari Abdul, in Parliament last week on the status of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners with Malaya, and the support of DAP supremo, Kit Siang, that Sabah and Sarawak should be restored its 35% parliamentary seats.

And the general Malaysian public need to be made aware that neither did Malaysia gain independence on 31 August 1957 nor was it formed in 1957. Neither did Sabah and Sarawak join Malaysia in 1963 as distorted in our manipulated history books.
Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 as a new nation through the merger of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore with the then Federation of Malaya and that Malaysia did not exist before then.

The federal leaders especially those from Malaya and their cahoots in Sabah and Sarawak should no longer hide behind their denial syndrome that the Malaysia today is NOT the real “Federation of Malaysia” that was to be formed in 1963 as a new nation.

This is more so after the departure of Singapore in 1965 and the years of manipulation thereafter including the devious, treacherous and traitorous granting of dubious ICs and MyKads and registration of ineligible foreigners as voters in Sabah.

The Borneo territories did not bargain in 1963 to be colonized as States in the Federation of Malaya and did not bargain for the wealth and resources of the Borneo States including its oil and gas to be siphoned off to fund the development of Malaya. The federal government and Petronas cannot continue to take 95% of Sabah and Sarawak’s oil and gas revenues.

Neither did our forefathers agree to the Malaysian federation being converted into a unitary state with concentration of power and money at Putrajaya under Umno with BN components as irrelevant and powerless hangers-on.

Whatever terms that have been agreed in the formation of Malaysia need to be honoured. For instance, Sabah must be restored its immigration powers, constitutional safeguards and 40% of the net revenue collected from Sabah including the projected RM1.2 billion in GST from Sabah for 2015. These are express provisions and safeguards in the Federal Constitution.

Whatever agreed upon and not provided in the Federal Constitution should be implemented by other legislative, executive or other actions by the governments of Malaya, which is masquerading as the Malaysian federal government, and the governments of Sabah and Sarawak as provided in Article VIII of the Malaysia Agreement.

The federal government needs to restore and practice true federation as agreed with the 11 States in Malaya in 1957 as the Federation of Malaya and to respect and restore the true Federation of Malaysia agreed by the Federation of Malaya with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in 1963 and restore their autonomy, constitutional safeguards and equal partners status.

Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan
Chairman, STAR Sabah
01 June 2015




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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Solidarity Movement (Gerakan Perpaduan Sabah – GPS) will submit a memorandum to Parliament Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin, urging him to incorporate the restoration of the one-third veto power as Sabah and Sarawak constitutional safeguards in the proposed parliamentary reforms, said STAR Sabah chief Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

“GPS has noted with sadness that although both BN and PR MPs have voiced support for Pandikar’s initiative for parliamentary reforms, none of their proposals had addressed the injustice faced by Sabah and Sarawak in the present Federal Parliament,” he said.

“Accordingly, GPS viewed that as the first Parliamentary Speaker from Sabah, Pandikar is most suited to lead the restoration of the rightful status of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners to Malaya in the Federal Parliament,” Jeffrey said.

According to him, when the Federation of Malaysia was formed in 1963, Malaya only held 2/3 of the parliamentary seats with 1/3 held by Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.

“When Singapore left in 1963, the 15 seats held by Singapore should have been allocated to Sabah and Sarawak but unfortunately it did not happen.

“ As a result, Sabah and Sarawak lost its 1/3 veto powers in Parliament and now holds only 25% of the parliamentary seats.
“As stated in the IGC Report, this was a constitutional safeguard for the Borneo States to ensure that the Federal Constitution would not be freely amended by Malaya representatives alone.
Subsequently, in 1976, with its 2/3 majority, the Federal Constitution was amended and Sabah and Sarawak were down-graded to be the 12th/13th States of Malaya,” Jeffrey said.

He said it is hoped by GPS that the proposed parliamentary reforms will accord an opportunity to restore the rights of Sabah and Sarawak as equal to Malaya and not simply as a state like the other 11 states in Malaya.

Jeffrey said Sabah and Sarawak have every right to the 1/3 parliamentary seats as it was recommended in paragraphs 165 and 190(g) of the Cobbold Commission Report that “representation of the Borneo territories shall take into account not only of their populations but also of their size and potentialities.”

“To get a proper perspective, Sabah is 90 times the size of Perlis or equal to nine states in Malaya while Sarawak is almost equal in size to all the 11 Malayan States.

“The proposal should receive the support of other Sabah and Sarawak Mps including Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan who had viewed that Malaya should be restricted to only 65% ratio of MP seats in the Federal Parliament as agreed in 1963.

“This view was shared by many Sabah Umno leaders, UPKO and other BN components in Sabah,” Jeffrey said.
GPS also proposed that in any future amendment to the Federal Constitution or Act of Parliament affecting Sabah and Sarawak, such amendment should require the express approval of the Sabah or Sarawak Legislative Assembly respectively.
The Memorandum by GPS to Pandikar was signed by Datuk Haji Mohd Noor Mansoor, as chairman of the local Sabah coalition, Datuk Wilfred Bumburing, chairman of APS, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, president of SAPP, Encik Narawai Ahmad, president of Sabah People’s Rights Movement (SAPRIM) and Dr. Jeffrey on behalf of STAR Sabah.

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