Petronas, Sabah gov't sued on oil royalty deal



Six businessmen have filed a fit opposite a Sabah supervision as good as Petroleum Nasional Bhd (Petronas), citing a sovereign government's taking of all a oil extracted in a state as illegal as this goes opposite a Malaysia Agreement 1963 as good as a Federal Constitution.

The fit was filed in a High Court in Kota Kinabalu progressing this week by Zainnal Ajamin, Lahirul Latigu, Mohd Julpikar Ab Mijan, Joseph Wilfred, Duli @ Dullie Mari as good as Michael Peter Govind.

NONEThe group, job themselves 'R for Sabah' (or Royalty for Sabah) explain that a Petroleum Agreement sealed in 1976 by then Sabah chief apportion Harris Salleh as good as Petronas is additionally ultra vires (beyond a powers) of a Federal Constitution.

The fit was filed by Sabah-based law firm Marcel Jude Joseph & Co.

The plaintiffs explain that a present sovereign supervision as good as Pakatan Rakyat have no right to determine a quantum of Sabah's oil royalty remuneration as this for a state supervision to determine.

As far as petrol probity is concerned, a 6 argue, it is unenforceable as it contravenes Article 13 (2) of a Federal Constitution that states no law shall yield for mandatory merger or a use of skill without compensation.
'All a oil belongs to Sabahans'

They claimed a stipulation had failed to recognise that Sabah is entitled to 100 percent of a proceeds as good as income from a extraction of petroleum, offshore as good as onshore of Sabah waters

They wish a High Court to acknowledgement a Petroleum Agreement as good as a Petroleum Development Act sealed in bet! ween a S abah supervision as good as Petronas nothing as good as void as good as ultra vires a sovereign constitution.

They additionally wish a court to assess a damages, costs as good as statutory interests.

Zainnal Ajamin, who is heading a group, pronounced both sides of a political order have of late been earnest as good as assuring a people of Sabah that inorganic substance issues have been tall upon their agendas.

He pronounced Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman voiced recently that a state supervision programmed to renegotiate a Petroleum Agreement it sealed with Petronas in 1976, underneath that a state supervision is since five percent of a value of oil found onshore as good as offshore Sabah, with 95 percent starting to a sovereign government.

Several more suits to be filed nationwide


"At a same time antithesis parties, fundamentally PKR, have been earnest a Sabah people that if they form a supervision they will enlarge a amount to 20 percent of a value of oil found in Sabah.
"The internal antithesis parties have been reporting that they will accept a similar quantum."

Zainnal Ajamin as good as his organisation pronounced conjunction a state supervision nor a antithesis have any right to determine a quantum of oil due to Sabah.

"100 percent of a oil belongs to a people of Sabah. It should be since behind to them as good as let a impending state supervision confirm as to how much should be since to a sovereign government, yes or no it may be."

Zainnal Ajamin pronounced a authorised action opposite Petronas as good as its agents for denying oil-producing states from enjoying their God-given wealth could be expected to be carried out nationwide.

"Similar suits will be filed in Kelantan, Terengganu as good as Sarawak," he said.

Zainnal Ajamin as good as his organisation will additionally attend an oil rights organisation eventuality at Dataran Kemerdekaan in Shah Alam, Selangor, upon October 2, after that they will t! ake part in a procession to a Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.
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