SLS president Roger Chin said: “As far as we know Datuk (Soh) is still the state AG and no announcement has been made by the Sabah government.”

Chin said Soh possessed all the qualities necessary to be a “very good state AG”, adding the SLS did not see any reason why Soh should be asked to resign.

“When Soh was appointed as the state AG, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the appointment was met with universal approval within the legal fraternity in Sabah.

“The SLS has, given our past relationship with Soh, already established an excellent working relationship with the State AG’s Chambers and progress on several key issues has already been made.

“We look forward to achieving many things in the future with Soh for the good of the people of Sabah.”

Chin added that during Soh’s tenure as the first SLS president, the latter steered the transition of the then Sabah law association into a full-fledged statutory bar and that much of the SLS’ achievements could be credited to him.

Chin was asked to comment on a FMT report that pressure was mounting on Soh to step down from his post following the change in government after the Sept 26 state election.

“A smooth transition is needed as the AG’s position is important in assisting the new political leadership,” a source had told FMT.

The source added that the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) – consisting of Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional and Parti Bersatu Sabah – would like to pick an AG with whom they were comfortable working.

FMT has reached out to the Chief Minister’s Department and Soh for their responses.