Sarawak CM explains disagreement with amendment bit
File photo of Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Abang Johari Openg in Sarawak, May 10, 2018. — Bernama pic
“Let me at once state that although approve the intention to amend Article 1, no approval was given to it in respect of the amendment in its current form. “Furthermore, any decision, particularly on an issue as important at this would require me to obtain the mandate of the state consultative committee established by the Sarawak State Assembly,” the chief minister said.
“This view was that we support the amendment to Article 1 provided it comes with an amendment to Article 160 on the definition of the ‘Federation’.
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