Dispute over ownership on shophouse units at Kampong Dato

suppadmin | August 17, 2017

Widow of the late Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai, Puan Sri Dr. Jane Yong testified at the High Court here yesterday in the dispute over ownership claim on three shophouse units at Kampong Dato here where over 100 SUPP members turned up to give their moral support over the dispute between Twinswood Sdn Bhd and Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP)

Yong said she is upset with those trying to claim the party’s property and said she would fight for the party’s rights as long as she is around.

Those who testified too were SUPP members Voon Wui Tat, Robert Lau Hui Yew and Sim Kheng Hui, Twinswood Sdn Bhd secretary Lau Kiing Yiing and director of archive Malaysia of Sarawak Roseline Mapong Sabai.

The Presiding over the trial was Judicial Commissioner Dean Wayne Daly who set hearing for August 24.

On Dec 8 last year, the Court of Appeal in Kuching unanimously allowed an appeal by Twinswood Sdn Bhd against the default judgment obtained by three top leaders of SUPP over the ownership on three shophouse units at Kampung Dato.

Twinswood filed the appeal against a Sibu High Court decision on March 11 last year, when it dismissed the company’s application to set aside a default judgment with cost of RM5,000.

On Aug 24, 2015, the High Court ordered that the three shophouse units at Kampung Datu Road be transferred to SUPP in a default judgment obtained by the three SUPP leaders.

It is understood that the property at Kampung Datu –consisting three shophouse units named as lot number 1291, 1292 and 1293 – had been registered under the name of a private limited company, Twinswood Sdn Bhd, with 50 shareholders who were all SUPP members then.

SUPP filed a suit to claim the property from Twinswood on June 2, 2015 during their party’s anniversary celebration.