Edited by cmf_shalom at 22-4-2019 05:02 PM
Kontroversi terbaru, Putrajaya membelakangkan Sarawak dalam isu pemindahan Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi dari Kch ke KK. Sedang dalam Perlembagaan dengan jelas-Sabah/Sarawak perlu dirujuk terlebih dahulu.
KUCHING: The Office of the Registrar of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak here will be relocated to Kota Kinabalu, effective May 1. This was revealed in an official government letter issued by the Federal Court of Malaysia signed by Chief Registrar of the Federal Court Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar. Copies of the letter, dated April 19 were also sent to 16 prominent relevant individuals. [size=0.923em]See Chee How
In a statement issued to The Borneo Post yesterday, Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How said the federal government and Sarawak government must explain the rationale behind the relocation.
According to him, the principal Registry of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has been located in Kuching since its inception and the formation of Malaysia, with its principal functions in the administration and management of all matters relating to the judiciary and courts in the Sarawak and Sabah.
“For more than 50 years, there has never been any complaint that this principal Registry in Kuching has failed in any way to discharge its duties, obligations and functions in any manner nor failure or negligence on the part of the staffs serving in the Registry Office.
“It is also to my understanding that members of the Advocates Association of Sarawak were not formally consulted and they did not agree to the relocation of this principal Registry Office from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu,” said the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) lawmaker.
See said he was doubtful whether the Sarawak government was consulted and had given its necessary consent to the relocation.
Article 121(4) of the Federal Constitution states that ‘In determining where the principal Registry of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak is to be, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall act on advice of the Prime Minister, who shall consult the Chief Ministers of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the Chief Judge of the High Court’, he pointed out.
“The word ‘shall’ in the provision means that the Prime Minister must consult the Chief Ministers of both States and the Chief Judge before advising the Ruler in the relocation of the Chief Registrar’s office from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu.
“But such an important decision must be made with utmost consideration given to the best interests and administration and management of the judiciary and courts, to serve justice in the two East Malaysian States and Malaysia,” he said.
However, See said he is hopeful that the Sarawak government, the Sarawak Attorney General’s Chamber and the Advocates Association of Sarawak will immediately put in a concerted effort to bring the matter to the federal government.
He added that this is to ensure that the principal Registry’s Office will remain and be maintained in Kuching. BP
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