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Sabah Law Society sues govt over authority of Bahasa Malaysia Constitution text
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The Sabah Law Society is suing the Malaysian government to challenge any move to declare the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Federal Constitution as the sole authoritative text without following due process.
The legal action filed at the High Court in Kota Kinabalu aims to protect the constitutional safeguards for Sabah and Sarawak under the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963, the society, or SLS, said in a statement on Thursday.
Such a declaration cannot take effect without adhering to the formal amendment process under Article 159, and obtaining the consent of Sabah and Sarawak as required by Article 161E(2) and respecting the supremacy clause in Article 4(1), the SLS argued.
The SLS is the equivalent of the Malaysian Bar in Sabah.
The filing comes after lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla filed a suit in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur early in July, seeking a declaration that the Federal Constitution in Bahasa Malaysia should be recognised as the authoritative text, rather than the English version.
The case has yet to be heard, with the next case management fixed for Dec 3.
Resolve discrepancies first
In its statement, the SLS emphasised that its action is not against Bahasa Malaysia as the national language, nor is it intended to question the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s prerogatives under Article 160B.
Rather, the action is aimed at ensuring that the constitutional process is respected and that existing discrepancies between the two language versions are resolved first, the SLS said.
The SLS cited material differences between the two versions of the Constitution, including Article 12(4), where the English text requires the consent of both parents on matters relating to a minor’s religion, while the Bahasa Malaysia version could be interpreted to allow only one parent to decide.
The SLS also said the move also seeks to ensure that the King is not placed in a position where any prescription made under Article 160B could later be challenged as unconstitutional.
Further, bypassing proper constitutional procedures could alter the legal meaning of provisions affecting religion, language and native rights in Sabah and Sarawak — undermining safeguards promised when the two states joined Malaysia in 1963, it warned.
The SLS said it supports harmonising both language versions of the Constitution but insists the process must be transparent, with all material differences identified and reconciled — and, where necessary, the consent of Sabah and Sarawak secured before amendments are made.
The latest move marks the SLS’ second legal action against the federal government on matters relating to the Malaysia Agreement 1963, amid renewed efforts in East Malaysia to seek greater autonomy.
Last month, the Kota Kinabalu High Court ruled in favour of the SLS in its judicial review challenging the federal government’s failure to comply with the constitutional provision on Sabah’s right to a 40% share of federal revenue collected from the state.
The federal government has yet to indicate whether it will appeal against the decision, although several Sabah-based political parties have urged Putrajaya not to do so and to honour the ruling.
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