Sabah, Sarawak should ask to form confederation if they want equality, says expert
Sabah is legally a part of the Federation of Malaysia and its secession would be treason, says a constitutional expert. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 21, 2019.
EQUAL partnership in a federation, in this case the federation of Malaysia, is a myth, said constitutional expert Professor Shad Saleem Faruqi. The Universiti Malaya law professor said there is no such thing as equal partnership in a federation, and that the only practical way for Sabah and Sarawak to achieve this in Malaysia is to amend the constitution with the aim of forming a confederation.
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