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KOTA KINABALU: Herman Luping, former Sabah Chief Deputy Minister and later Attorney General, died at the age of 83.
His death was announced today by Deputy Minister of State Tourism Joniston Bangkuai on his Facebook page.
Bangkuai told the FMT that Luping, “a great man,” had done a lot for Sabah as senior deputy minister with Usno and as attorney general when PBS came to power.
He said he had visited Luping at his Kampung Likas residence here at noon today with PBS Secretary General Jahid Jahim, who is also Sabah’s Minister of Rural Development, and PBS Supreme Council Member William Majimbun.
“I know him very well because he offered me a lot of advice. We greatly appreciate your help, so we decided to pay you a visit, not knowing that it would be the last time we would see you.
“We are heartbroken that he passed away, but we are glad we had the opportunity to see him,” he said.
Luping was a member of a royal commission of inquiry established in 2012 to investigate problems related to illegal immigrants in Sabah. The investigation is closely related to the IC Project, the alleged systematic granting of citizenship to foreigners.
He was also the author of several books on Sabah politics and Sabahan culture, such as “Kadazan Tales & Legends of Penampang District”, as well as “Pangazou”, a story that was adapted for film, and published a study on the main indigenous ethnic groups. in Sabah.
