KOTA KINABALU: Three former Sabah chief ministers and two members of Parliament were among several leaders who joined the crowd for the hearing on the judicial review of the 40 per cent Special Grant entitlement to Sabah.
Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan , Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and Datuk Yong Teck Lee arrived early and joined the crowd sitting in the public gallery of the Court of Appeal here this morning.
Also spotted in the packed public gallery were Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau and Kota Belud MP Isnara Issah Munirah.
The Court of Appeal here will hear the federal government's appeal against a lawsuit by the Sabah Law Society (SLS).
The High Court on Nov 11, 2022, granted SLS leave for judicial review, but the decision was immediately appealed by the federal government's Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
Meanwhile, there was heavy police presence to maintain order at the court compound as public thronged the area in a show of support for SLS.
More to come