PETALING JAYA: Amnesty International Malaysia has called on Malaysia to honour its commitment to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Its executive director Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu said Amnesty International is shocked and disappointed with the announcement by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that Malaysia is withdrawing from ICC.
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