KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has been declared as the legitimate Sabah Chief Minister.
Kuching High Court judge Datuk Yew Jen Kie ruled that the May 12 appointment of Shafie by the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin was valid under the Sabah constitution.
Justice Yew dismissed a suit by former Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Musa Aman, who claimed that his dismissal as chief minister was illegal and against the state constitution.
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.
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