KOTA KINABALU, May 14 -- The Sabah Law Society (SLS) has expressed support for the state government's decision to defer the implementation of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS), describing the move as necessary to safeguard Sabah's constitutional rights and immigration autonomy.

Its president Datuk Mohamed Nazim Maduarin said the State Cabinet's decision demonstrated "legal foresight" by prioritising constitutional certainty over administrative expediency, particularly in matters involving Sabah's special safeguards under the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

"The deferment is not merely a matter of administrative convenience, but a constitutional necessity to prevent constitutional and ...