Kota Kinabalu Court Complex Explained

Kota Kinabalu Court Complex
Native Name:Kompleks Mahkamah Kota Kinabalu
Native Name Lang:ms
Building Type:Court complex
Address:No. 1, Kebajikan Road, 88300
Location City:Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Location Country:Malaysia
Coordinates:5.9671°N 116.0807°W
Groundbreaking Date:April 2014
Start Date:22 July 2014
Est Completion:21 October 2017[1]
Completion Date:August 2018[2]
Opened Date:September 2018
Inauguration Date:October 2018[3]
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Cost:RM177 million
Owner:Sabah Judicial Department[4]
Architect:Shah Architect and Chong Ten Lip
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Parking:270 lots (19 for judges, 88 for staff at the lower ground, 161 surface car parks, two for disabled people and a parking bay for bus)

Kota Kinabalu Court Complex (Malay: Kompleks Mahkamah Kota Kinabalu) is a court complex located on a 2.5 hectares (6.25-acre) site land atop Punai Hill in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

History

The new court complex began to be constructed on 22 July 2014 through federal-funded project since its groundbreaking in April of the same year at a cost of RM177 million as the replacement of an old single high court building before it was completed in 2018.[2] [4] Although the construction completion was delayed for another few months, the developer managed to saved about RM1.4 million from the RM177 allocation by the federal government.[2] In April 2019, the Integrated Court System (ICS) being installed on the complex to improve court management.[3]

Features

The new complex design combining three Sabah's ethnic elements, namely the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau Laut and Murut that also incorporated motifs of the country national flower of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Chinese hibiscus), and Sabah's official flower of Rafflesia.[2] The exterior incorporated similar resemblance to the Palace of Justice at Putrajaya.[1] Inside the complex, it has three High Courts, six Magistrates' courts, six Sessions Courts including the Child Sexual Offence Court and a Federal Court.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Sabah's new court complex unveiled. Ersie Chell Anjumin. New Sabah Times. 23 September 2017. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731081849/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/18589. 31 July 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: New KK Court Complex fully operational Sept. Cynthia D Baga. Daily Express. 10 August 2018. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731080703/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=126471. 31 July 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: ICS installed at new KK court to improve court management – CM. Bernama. The Borneo Post. 3 April 2019. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731084409/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/03/ics-installed-at-new-kk-court-to-improve-court-management-cm/. 31 July 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: KK Court Complex 97% complete. Chok Sim Yee. The Borneo Post. 5 April 2018. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731082849/https://www.theborneopost.com/2018/04/05/kk-court-complex-97-complete/. 31 July 2019. dead.