October 25, 2016
Senior leaders of Sarawak BN parties back Chief Minister Adenan Satem's motion on Article 1(2) to be moved at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly.
KUCHING: Two Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders see the proposed motion in the Sarawak Assembly on Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution as a timely move.
“Malaysia was formed based on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and related constitutional documents. All parties must respect these documents,” said a PBB Supreme Council Member Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
He argued it would be wrong to take the position that constitutional documents on Malaysia were no longer relevant with the Federal Constitution in place, Free Malaysia Today reported - quoting The Borneo Post report.
The bottom line, he said, was that many of Sarawak’s rights (as those of Sabah) had been eroded over the years.
“This has to be corrected,” summed up Karim. “The proposed motion is the first step,” he was quoted as saying.
Two earlier motions, on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and oil and gas, were passed unanimously.
Sabah and Sarawak, before the amendment, were equal partners of Malaya in the Federation of Malaysia.
