PUTRAJAYA, June 12 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today disputed Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said’s allegation that he alone decided to end Malaysia’s legal...
Rubbishing the law minister’s remarks, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad insisted that the decision was jointly made by his Cabinet at the time, which he claimed to have consulted before notifying the International Court of Justice on June 8, 2018 of the withdrawal.
“Azalina said I did not consult anybody, which is absolute nonsense. I consulted many experts, including reading letters from five senior lawyers who indicated that we had a weak case,” he told reporters in a press conference here today. “If we do not accept, we are breaking our promise. We promised, and if we backtrack, Malaysia will have a bad reputation. I consider the actions of these two as divisive, and the interpretation needs to be taken seriously.
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