Sabah’s 40% revenue rights: State maintains stand on legal and constitutional obligations

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah maintains its official demand that the federal government meet its legal and constitutional obligations concerning the 40% special grant irrespective of the outcome in the Court of Appeal, said the State Attorney General.) said this financial entitlement, rooted in the pre-formation negotiations of Malaysia and enshrined in the Federal Constitution, was a non-negotiable right of Sabah.

She said the Chambers had been instrumental in these negotiations, ensuring that Sabah's legal and constitutional claims were effectively represented. She said the State AG chambers will also take necessary measures to correct any misguided statement that deviated from the state’s clear and formal position on this matter.

“The State Attorney-General’s Chambers assures the people of Sabah that we will continue our unwavering pursuit of all rights due to the state under the MA63 and the Federal Constitution,” she said. He had also said that the review of the Special Grant under Article 112D was “mandatory but not absolute”.

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