But Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says it is the end of the road for the ICERD anti-discrimination treaty.
The International Criminal Court was created under the Rome Statute for the prosecution of those who commit genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
He also said the federal government would need to be more careful in the way it communicates its policies, given the manipulation of facts and scare-mongering that had taken place. In November, Putrajaya said it would not ratify ICERD amid opposition from Malay groups and political parties who warned that it was a threat to Malaysia’s affirmative action policy.
“But we are faced with people who manipulate the facts and do not explain the real things: this manipulation of facts leads to confusion, sometimes this is coupled with fear-mongering and causes anxiety which shouldn’t exist. This is why the Cabinet made the decision it did,” Saifuddin said in an interview session with the press at Wisma Putra.“I’ve gone to two television stations and we will call the bluff.
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