PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar has expressed its deep concerns at the government's decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute, calling it a step backwards for Malaysia's international standing.
President Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor said the Rome Statute withdrawal comes just five month's after Putrajaya made a u-turn on its pledge to accede to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination .
“The government’s decisions to pull out in these two instances lend to the perception that the government should actively engage with and educate all relevant stakeholders, as well as address their concerns regarding international engagements that could be misperceived to have a negative impact on the nation’s sovereignty,” he added.
“The Malaysian Bar will persist with our longstanding advocacy for Malaysia’s accession to the Rome Statute, as well as to the remaining six core international human rights instruments and their optional protocols,” he said.
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