Four crimes to be governed by Malaysian laws if Rome Statute ratified, says minister
18 April 2019
Saifuddin said following ratification, the new laws must be included in local legislation either through the amendment of existing Acts or creating new ones, without the need for any amendments to the Federal Constitution. Saifuddin clarified that the ICC was meant to be the last resort in cases where the country involved clearly did not take any action against the offender.
While insisting that the decision was not based on the fact the Statute was deemed dangerous , the Prime Minister said the statute signed by Malaysia on March 4 could be withdrawn before June of this year.
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