Federal govt to decide on MA63 agreement on Sept 12, says Fadillah
Fadillah said the decision would be made after another technical committee meeting related to Sabah and Sarawak.
"Today, we will continue with the meeting of the MA63 action, which was initiated by the prime minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim). He decided to hold a special technical meeting related to the Sabah claim.
"Specifically, it is related to Article 112C of the Constitution. It is also related to Article 112D of the Constitution," he said after chairing the technical meeting of the MA63 specifically for Sabah at Menara Kinabalu here.
Present were Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
Fadillah, who is also energy transition and water transformation minister, said that the meeting had heard proposals of the settlement presented by the representatives from the Sabah government.
Fadillah said the committee would present the proposals to the prime minister. He added that the decision on the proposed settlement will be made in September in Kuala Lumpur.
"We will decide on the settlement, whether it is interim or not. This is because we also have to take into consideration that there is a case that is currently underway, which was brought by the Sabah Law Society. That is why there are things that prevent us from implementing it (MA63 rights).
"What we are looking for is a settlement outside the court's jurisdiction."
Meanwhile, Jeffrey said that the Sabah government had presented proposals for the federal government to provide a temporary settlement without prejudice, should it be unable to provide a main settlement.
He also hoped that the settlement would grant Sabah the entitlement of 40 per cent of state revenue, especially in taxes.
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