The answer lies in international law - the right to self-determination of a people as recognised by the United Nations Charter. Sabah belongs only to the people of Sabah, and nobody else. It is for this reason that the United Nations had in 1962 commissioned the Cobbold Commission to ascertain the views of the peoples of North Borneo and Sarawak on the question of inclusion of North Borneo and Sarawak whether it is a desirable aim in the interests of the peoples of North Borneo and Sarawak. The UN eventually accepted that the people of North Borneo (now Sabah), in their right to self-determination, agreed to form Malaysia. If Sabahans have had no right to self-determination, then there would be no UN Commission to ascertain the views of the people of Sabah. The UN did not need to ascertain the views of any other person or country. Only the people of North Borneo (Sabah) matter. Therefore, the fact of the UN Commission means only one thing. That is, that Sabah belongs to the people of Sabah. And therefore, the future and the fate of Sabah lies only in the hands of the Sabah people. This forms the basis of our struggle for Sabah autonomy within Malaysia. sapp.org.my/hq/140831_president_speech.asp
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:55:44 +0000
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