KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government is only appealing the grounds of judgment in the High Court ruling on Sabah’s 40 per cent revenue entitlement, which it views as a serious and harsh claim.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the written judgment had gone beyond the legal scope.
“The first issue is that there is no appeal against the matter of the special grant itself — full stop.
“What we are appealing is the error in the judgment, as the reasoning contained many statements that exceeded the legal boundaries.
“The judgment claimed that all reviews of special grants made after 2021 were irrational and against the law, and even alleged major mistakes by the government since 1974.
“This, in effect, implies that the federal government until now, the state government until now, and Members of Parliament from 1974 until today acted unlawfully, irrationally, with improper procedure, and neglected their responsibility to the state of Sabah,” he said in the Dewan Rakyat.
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