Luqman's musings

  A parent’s duty vs. a regulator’s duty If I heard any rumour about my children, I would check it out with them immediately. That is basic parental responsibility.   So why should we expect less from a professional disciplinary body whose entire purpose is to protect the public and uphold standards in the legal profession? In March 2023, I sent a detailed complaint to the Sabah Advocates Disciplinary Board (SADB) regarding what I believed was clear misrepresentation by a law firm. Here is what I wrote:

                                                                                                                                  Who is this authority? The LJS “Mysterious Authority” Scandal Publication How are we to trust our present politicians and our opposition politicians if they can’t even find out from Lembaga Juruukur Sabah (LJS) who the “authority” is? Three years after I lodged my complaint about the fabricated “as-built” survey plans at Taman Puncak Vistana Heights , LJS inspected the site in June 2023. Their report remains locked away. Their repeated excuse? It is “awaiting verification from the authority.” When pressed in writing and in perso...

  Tamil comedian Vadivelu once quipped in a film that the government and the opposition shout at each other for the public’s benefit, then retreat behind closed doors to drink and party together. It was meant as satire, but looking at Sabah politics today, one wonders if this is less comedy and more reality.

  Dear readers, It has now been more than three years since I first lodged a formal complaint with the Lembaga Juruukur Sabah (LJS) on 15 December 2022 regarding the allegedly fabricated “ as-built” survey plans for Taman Puncak Vistana (Vistana Heights Phase 1), Iramanis. The plans were submitted by the licensed survey firm Jurukur Terra Firma and accepted by Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu (DBKK). The core issue remains the unexplained and significant discrepancy between the actual road level and my son Faisal’s house platform — a problem that should have been easily resolved with proper survey data.

  I presented a case scenario to AI and received clear legal guidance on this important issue. In legal proceedings, the integrity of pleadings is fundamental. A defence filed on behalf of defendants must reflect their instructions, their knowledge, and their consent. But what happens when a defence contains false claims — or worse, is filed entirely without the defendants’ authorization ? The Case Scenario Imagine four defendants jointly asserting that Ali stole three goats from Ramu’s goat farm. Later, it emerges that Ramu never owned a goat farm at all. This raises serious questions:   Who is at fault for the false statement?   

Systemic Barriers Faced by Ordinary Citizens As a Sabah B40 citizen receiving RM100 monthly SARA aid , I often ask myself: How exactly are ordinary Sabahans supposed to seek justice when the very institutions meant to protect us create one obstacle after another? Over the past few years, I have documented several patterns on this blog. They are not isolated incidents. They form a picture of systemic barriers that make access to justice feel almost impossible for people like me.