All of them must take responsibility for this 'embarrassing' decision, says the former Bar Council president.
that Malaysia would withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , according to former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan.
“Why did Malaysia under BN rush twice to sit on the Human Rights Council and then turn around and refuse to accede to basic human rights instruments? Why did we sit on the HRC then? In a subsequent posting, she said the Pakatan Harapan administration has the right ideas but self-serving politicians are making it difficult to bring about real change.Malaysia's Representative to the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Eric Paulsen was also disappointed with the decision.
Mahathir had explained that Putrajaya decided to withdraw from the Rome Statute because people are easily misled regarding the issue.the Instrument of Accession to the Rome Statute.
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