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KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Party Warisan Sabah president Mohd Shafie Apdal has been declared as the legitimate Sabah Chief Minister.
Kuching High Court Judge Yew Jen Kie ruled on Wednesday (Nov 7) that the May 12 appointment of Datuk Seri Shafie by the di-Pertuan Negeri Juhar Mahiruddin was valid under the Sabah Constitution.
Justice Yew dismissed a trainer Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Musa Aman, who claims that his dismissal was illegal and against the state.
The decision puts an end to the political uncertainty in the state following the May 9 general election that left Sabah with a hung state assembly.
Musa was sworn in a day later on May 10 with the support of the Solidarity Party Tanah AirKu (Sabah STAR), led by Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan, who who won two seats.
However, after a few meetings of Sabah Umno and its ally Upko, Barisan lost the majority and Tun Juhar swore Mr Shafie in a chief minister on May 12.
Musa, however, disputed his removal, saying that he never resigned his resignation as chief minister.
Musa filed a suit against Mr Juhar and Mr Shafie at the High Court here on May 17, seeking a declaration that he is the lawful Sabah chief minister.
Musa later withdrew the following arguments and refiled a fresh summons with the same grounds on June 6, which would see his case based on the point of law, without the need for a trial.
The original summons also sought that the purported swearing-in of Mr Shafie as a second chief minister on May 12 by Mr Juhar was unconstitutional.
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