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KOTA BARU: Having a constitutional court like the one in Thailand could solve many problems ranging from corruption to racial issues, said Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat.

He said the Malaysian Government should consider setting up such courts to arbitrate issues that have been long debated but never resolved.

“What has happened in Bangkok is a good example of what an independent court can do to resolve everything under the sun that needs to be resolved, for the betterment of the country.

“All throughout the years, there have been major issues that have been left unresolved in Malaysia, and this has left a bitter taste on the lips of the non-Malays,” he said, warning that Malaysia might see the same kind of chaos that has been unleashed in Thailand if “these nagging issues were not resolved.”

Malaysia’s northern neighbour has seen weeks of street demonstrations from both pro- and anti-government protestors.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday disbanded the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP), leading to the dissolution of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat’s government. The court also banned PPP’s executive board members, including Somchai, from politics for five years.

Nik Aziz, who is also the PAS spiritual leader, said that a multiracial country like Malaysia needed a court of such capacity to enable all races to seek redress when racial issues cropped up.

The present Federal Government had failed to resolve such issues, he told reporters after chairing a state executive councillors meeting at Kota Darul Naim here on Wednesday.

On another issue, Nik Aziz said he was all in favour of allowing non-Malays to join PAS, the Islamist opposition party, adding that the only obstacle were “technicalities that needed to be ironed out.”

“I am saying this because based on the March general election, non-Malays were receptive of PAS and voted for the party.

“They also set up various ‘pro-PAS’ clubs even without the party’s knowledge,” he said.

The March 8 election saw the Opposition winning an unprecendented five states and denying the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

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