Veteran politician says rising criticism of the use of royal power provoked a backlash.
Sociologist and veteran politician Syed Husin Ali at a forum today on Malaysia and the Rome Statute.
Speaking at a forum today on Malaysia and the Rome Statute, Syed Husin said the Malay Rulers had felt threatened by increasing criticism of their role in politics, business and the economy. Syed Husin said the backlash against the Rome Statute, which sets up the International Criminal Court, had been positioned not merely to about the position of the Malay rulers themselves, but also to strengthen the position of the Malay community because the rulers represent a constitution safeguard protecting special privileges of the Malays.
Syed Husin said the fears of the royal houses had been reinforced by a memorandum submitted to the Conference of Rulers which had alleged that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court because of his position as head of the armed forces. Anti-monarchical sentiments among the elite would mean that the Rulers would more easily accept anyone who would champion or reinforce their powers, such as those politicians who objected to the Rome Statute.
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