Thomas denies that he is to be blamed for failing to convince the Conference of Rulers.
Tommy Thomas has dismissed the accusation by certain quarters that he failed to convince the Conference of Rulers on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court .
Thomas is slated to be a panellist at a forum organised by a group of student activists on the Rome Statute at University Malaya. Prior to this, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had blamed the Johor palace, particularly crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim for the reversal.Tunku Ismail was a vocal opponent of the Rome Statute, arguing that ratifying the treaty would threaten the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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