SUPP Pelawan Branch Secretary, Michael Tiang said in a press statement today that the PKR Wanita Chief, Zuraida Kamarruddin has shown utter disrespect towards Sarawak\u2019s autonomy on immigration in that:<\/p>\n
She claimed this immigration restriction is unfair and therefore should be changed. But what she failed to comprehend is that these special powers and rights to restrict citizen from entering into Sarawak was one of the most important autonomous powers preserved in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 when Sarawak together with Sabah, Singapore and the Federation of Malaya formed the new Federation of Malaysia in 1963. This is the foundation of the formation of Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, these constitutional powers and positions are enshrined in Section 66 of the Immigration Act 1959\/63 with the same wordings as stipulated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Section 66 of the Act provides that entering into Sarawak or Sabah is never an as of right to Malaysian citizen other than those belong to Sabah or Sarawak. All citizen must obtain a permit or pass before entering into these East Malaysian States.<\/p>\n
Therefore, by declaring her intention to remove Sarawak\u2019s autonomous powers on immigration, YB Zuraida has exposed her ignorance and arrogance as a Malayan politician.<\/p>\n
The Ampang MP further erred in saying that if her party takes over the federal government, she will change this unfair law. Tiang pointed out that as a Member of Parliament she has totally failed to comprehend the supreme law of this land – the Federal Constitution which specifically provides in Article 166E that the constitutional powers given to Sarawak and Sabah on immigration matters shall not be amended by the Parliament without obtaining consent from the Yang di-Petua Negeri of Sarawak or Sabah. And Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall always follow the advices of the State Cabinet.<\/p>\n
In other words, even if any government of the day manages to garner 2\/3 majority votes in the parliament, the parliament cannot simply amend, vary or remove such autonomous powers owned by Sabah and Sarawak without obtaining consent from the YDPN from the two East Malaysian States.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a shame that as an MP, YB Zuraida doesn\u2019t possess good command over our Federal Constitution.<\/p>\n
Tiang therefore urges the parliament to implement a compulsory course on Federal constitution for all its members so as to help the MPs to equip with better understanding on Sabah and Sarawak\u2019s constitutional rights and positions in the Federation of Malaysia, and Tiang believes in doing so, such unnecessary challenges on the constitutional rights would be further avoided in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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