LAKMNS Rightful Owner Of Land At Jalan Keretapi

With reference to publication in Borneo Post on 8 February 2015 on “Cemetery Caretakers Upset with Eviction Order”, the Masjid Negeri (Sarawak) Charitable Trust Board (LAKMNS) states it is the rightful owner of Lot 192, Block 208, Kuching North Land District (Jalan Keretapi) and have rights to deal with the said land.

Accodring to a press statement by LAKMNS, the late Litu bin Sudat and his family are not permitted to remain on the said Land.

This was not the first time that LAKMNS had given them notice to move and evict the said Land.

LAKMNS have had many meetings with the late Litu bin Sudat and his family members since 1980s to move out from the said Land.

However, the late Litu bin Sudat and his family members have refused to move and seek for compensation and assistance in relocation. LAKMNS and the State Government then had assisted the family during the 1980s by granting a Temporary Occupation Licence land at Lot 4308, Section 65, Kuching Town Land District (Jalan Semariang) to the late Litu bin Sudat.

LAKMNS had also given the family monetary aid to further assist in them moving from the said Land. However, till date the family of Late Litu bin Sudat still refuse to evict the said Land despite the given TOL land and also monetary aid.

In 2013, following fruitless negotiation and persuasion for the family to evict the land, LAKMNS was constrained to issue a Notice to Quit and Deliver Vacant Possession to the family of the late Litu bin Sudat through their appointed lawyer on 12 March 2013.

During such stage, further substantial monetary aid were offered to assist them in moving outfrom the said Land, however such offer was turned down by the family members of the late Litu bin Sudat. Ample time has been given since 2013 for the family of the late Litu bin Sudat to move out from the said Land and the family of the late Litu bin Sudat were well aware of LAKMNS’ request for them to move out from the said Land since 1980s.

As a result of their refusal to move out from the said Land and turning down monetary aid after several meetings and negotiations, the LAKMNS was constrained to resort to repossessing the said Land through legal procedure.

Following the Kuching High Court Order dated 9 May 2014 under suit no. KCH- 24NCvC-5/9-2013 obtained by LAKMNS to repossess the said Land and that the family members of the late Litu bin Sudat do give possession of the said Land back to LAKMNS.

Execution of such Court Order was carried out by the Court Bailiff on 14 July 2014, 4 September and 2 October 2014 to seek that the family member of the late Litu bin Sudat move out of the said Land and possession of the land be given back to LAKMNS.

The family of the late Litu bin Sudat still remained on said Land despite such Court Order and notices from the Court Bailiff.

On compassionate grounds, the State Government through Housing Development Corporation had further assisted to locate a unit in a flat for the family members of the late Litu bin Sudat.

However, they still refused to move to the unit in the flat allocated to them.

LAKMNS as the rightful owner of the said Land is constrained to take further steps to safeguard their rights as the owner of the said Land and the family members of the late Litu bin Sudat have been given ample notice from LAKMNS to move out from the said Land through personal visits by LAKMNS’ representatives and appointed lawyer numerous times based on the Court Order on 22 January 2015 and 31 January 2015 whereby their last date to move out from the said Land is on 14 February 2015. (LAKMNS) - Sarawakiana