Mobile court at Sook village draws encouraging turnout
Published on: Sunday, April 22, 2012
SOOK: Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak, Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, was satisfied with the encouraging turnout to the mobile court programme at Kg Kuit Lanas, Sook, Saturday."It is very good. The reception seems to be very encouraging," he said. He, however, hoped more people would arrive because there are so many services offered in the event, such as late birth certificate registration, JPN matters, Land and Survey issues, medical as well as dental treatment.
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"On top of that, free food and beverages are given to visitors who we understand come from quite a distance from here, and there are a lot of items from the supermarket like food and clothing to be given to the people for free," he said.Malanjum said the food and drinks are sponsored by the Justices of the Peace Council of Sabah (Majaps) as well as the supermarkets in Kota Kinabalu. He said the organiser was targeting about 600 people from surrounding villages from Kg Tulid to Sinua, apart from Kg Kuit, which will benefit from it. "Today we have several specialist doctors, like ophthalmologists, dentists and several others who will give free treatment, consultation as well as medication. "That is why we can call this a one-stop legal and medical centre," he said.Although the free services to the people are not the biggest organised compared to that held in Pensiangan and Pagalungan previously, it is an event which is participated by the most doctors compared to the first two, Malanjum stated.
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"Apart from the medical team, we are also thankful to the Anglican Church and the Medical Department of Keningau for their support through their participation in sending volunteers as well as doctors."What interests me is the participation of young volunteers that make up our support groups who come from town and assisted the villagers here by doing all the task of distributing food and drinks, as well as giving free haircut to young children here.
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"It is good because here they are able to see how the village life is like, apart from mingling with villagers here," he said. In regards to the court's role in the programme, Malanjum said about 14 officers participated in the service and they handled matters especially with regards to late registration."Instead of getting all the villagers go all the way to Keningau, the services provided here enable people to settle their matters on-the-spot, and save a lot of travelling costs."But we hope that this can be done more often so that more benefit can be delivered to the village folk, which is good. Apart from that, there are also several lawyers who are ready to provide assistance to those who would be needing legal aid," he said."Of course the first time we tried the system in 2007 in Pagalungan and Pensiangan, there were no doctors involved. Then we realised that the people too need medical services," he said. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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