CHAIRMAN of Sub-Committee for Natives Laws, Customs & Cultures of the Sabah Law Association (SLA) Datuk John Sikayun strongly disagreed with the Sabah State-Attorney General’s views that there is a cut-off date for Native Customary Rights (NCR) under the Sabah Land Ordinance.
“We note with deep regret the Sabah State-Attorney General (AG)’s views that Native Customary Rights [NCR] is valid only if occupied before 1930,” Sikayun said.
He was commenting on the statement made by Datuk Roderic Fernandez on Thursday that there is no provision in the Sabah Land Ordinance (SLO) for natives to go into occupation of land after 1930 and claim NCR on it, and a claimant for NCR today must show occupation of the land prior to 1931.
“With respect, we say that the State Attorney-General should not have publicly issued such controversial views. More so, in the present climate of increasing awareness by Natives of their NCR, arising out of their grievances and complaints against companies and others of obtaining titles to lands upon which the Natives have acquired NCR,” he said.
Further, Sikayun stressed, the views by the State AG as the top legal adviser to the State Government and were published in the newspapers gave the impression to the public that the State Government had approved his views.
He said, in other words his views represent the State Government’s stand on NCR in Sabah.
“We strongly disagree with the State Attorney-General’s views that there is a cut-off date for NCR under the Sabah Land Ordinance. This is not the position under the Sabah Land Ordinance. The Federal Court has succinctly decided that NCR cannot be extinguished unless the law expressly says so,” he said.
Unlike the position in Sabah, Sikayun said, under the Sarawak Land Ordinance there is a cut-off date for NCR which is expressly stated under that Ordinance.
“We welcome the Chief Minister’s statement that the State Government will have a discussion with the legal fraternity and experts on land matters about NCR in Sabah.
“We hope the date of the discussion will be announced as soon as possible. The Sabah Law Association is at any time ever willing and ready to offer our learned members to participate and contribute in the said discussion,” he said.
“In the meantime, we take a strong stand that in Sabah there is no cut-off date for NCR. We hope our views will give some comfort to all Natives of Sabah who have NCR on lands and due to the State Attorney General’s views they fear they have no rights on such land,” he added.
Harap setiap pihak yang membantah kenyataan AG Roderik Fernandez ini akan berusaha membuktikan bahawa Sabah masih boleh mendapat status tanah baru untuk Orang Asli.
ReplyDeletekenyataan Roderik menmbulkan kerisauan penduduk Sabah. tanah2 penduduk harus dipertahankan.
DeleteKita perlulah memastikan bahawa hak dan tanah orang asli Sabah sentiasa dipertahankan.
ReplyDeleteMenurut kenyataan Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, pada perasmian Program Pengembangan Ekonomi Belia Pasokmomogun Berasaskan Penanaman Getah dan Kelapa Sawit di Kg Taginambur di Kota Belud (27 Jan 2012), beliau meminta penduduk kampung yang tidak bertanah dan bersungguh-sungguh memajukan tanah NCR akan diberi pertimbangan untuk memiliki tanah itu.Penduduk harus terlebih dahulu menunjukkan komitmen dengan mengusahakan tanah-tanah NCR dengan tanaman komersial bagi membolehkan kerajaan menilai minat dan kesungguhan mereka sebelum geran tanah diberikan. Menurut beliau juga, isu tu sudah pun dibincang dengan KM Datuk Seri Musa Aman dan perkara itu diteliti untuk kebaikan rakyat.
ReplyDeleteSeveral state BN component party leaders, including United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation president, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili have expressed disagreement over Fernandez’s interpretation of the NCR provision in the Sabah Land Ordinance (SLO) that there is “no NCR land after 1930”.
ReplyDeletekenyataan yang dibuat oleh Roderic tidak hairanlah telah menyebabkan penduduk Orang Asal di Sabah berasa marah sehingga menggesa beliau untuk meletak jawatan.
ReplyDeletemacam mana Roderic boleh membuat kenyataan yang bercanggah dengan semua dasar2 sedia ada dan interpretasi Ordinan Tanah Sabah?
ReplyDeleteApa yang dikatakan semua itu adalah dari pandangan beliau persendirian saja dan bukannya dari kerajaan Negeri. Maka tidak perlu kaitan dengan kerajaan, kerajaan sendiri sedang melakukan pelbagai usaha bagi membantu rakyat mengenai NCR.
ReplyDeleteRoderic wajar tampil memohon maaf kepada seluruh rakyat Sabah kerana kenyaan beliau itu telah mengundang rasa tidak puas hati dan marah dikalangan rakyat di negeri ini..
ReplyDeleteyang penting sekali kenyataan Roderic itu bukan menggambarkan pendirian kerajaan dan juga peguam2 yang lain..
ReplyDeleteSelepas kenyataan AG dikeluarkan, rata2 semua tidak menyokong kenyataan tersebut. Macam 10 menentang 1.
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