BN govt prioritised international relations, Ambiga tells Opposition MPs
Ambiga pointed out that under BN, Malaysia contributed to UN peacekeeping and sat on the UN Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council, among others. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — The previous Barisan Nasional government was committed to international relations, lawyer Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan told BN MPs now opposing Malaysia’s accession of the Rome Statute. Ambiga pointed out that under BN, Malaysia contributed to United Nations peacekeeping and sat on the UN Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council, among others.
“Do you want to be a part of the international community or not? And PLEASE educate yourself about the ICC before you sound idiotic,” Ambiga tweeted today in response to a news report that quoted Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as saying that the Opposition may file an emergency motion in Parliament to rescind Malaysia’s accession of the Rome Statute.
The ICC refers to the International Criminal Court that exercises jurisdiction over state parties to the Rome Statute over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression.Do you want to be a part of the international community or not?And PLEASE educate yourself about the ICC before you sound idiotic. BN was fully committed to international relations btw. We contribute to UN peacekeeping, sat on SC, Human Rights Council etc.
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