KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister (CM) Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said the State Government strongly reject any claim on Sabah that is akin to questioning the state’s sovereignty in the Federation of Malaysia.
Echoing the Federal Government’s strong stand not to entertain the latest claim by a group calling themselves the United Tausug Citizens (UTC), Hajiji said Sabah also has the backing of the global community on this matter.
He stressed again that Sabahans have chosen to jointly form the Malaysia Federation through the Malaysian Agreement 1963 (MA63) therefore, any external claims against the state of Sabah will not be recognised by the State Government or the people.
Even the claim by the heir of the defunct Sulu Sultanate ended with the imprisonment of the arbitarator Dr Gonzalo Stampa, he said.
The Chief Minister said the claim by UTC or any group on Sabah is nothing but a frivilous attempt to disrupt the state’s peace and it is tantamount to threatening the sovereignty of the nation.
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