KUCHING: The trustworthiness of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in protecting Sarawak and its rights as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is being questioned by a disappointed political secretary to the chief minister Soo Li Ching.
“Look at DAP in particular – they talk a lot, always very busy organising talks, trying to explain and gloss over their failures which include the defeated Bill to amend Article 1 (2) of the Federal Constitution,” she said.
“They blame others and pointed fingers at GPS, telling the people that they (DAP) are trying hard to safeguard the interests and rights of Sarawakians.
“Also, on the matter of the relocation of the High Court Registry, which clearly showed the federal government’s lack of respect for Sarawak, they did not immediately stand up for the state.
“They only started to claim to be of the same mind as the state government when GPS aggressively stood firm against the relocation. How can we trust PH Sarawak when they say they will safeguard Sarawak?”
A notice issued on Tuesday (April 23) by the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia stating that the relocation would not be implemented on May 1 could not conceal the glaring mistake made prior to that by the federal government, she argued.
Soo pointed out that de facto law minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong did not take into account the specific rights given to Sabah and Sarawak under the Article 121(4) of the Federal Constitution.
“I also feel disappointed with Datuk Liew for having treated the matter lightly. When the relocation decision was made, only a short notice was given. It was only after it attracted a lot of public criticisms that a notice was issued to say that the relocation will not be made on May 1.”
