Petaling Jaya – Dr. TUN MAHATHIR MOHAMAD stated he does not require lawful resistance on the Batu Puteh concern.
” The exception is for those that hesitate to visit court due to the fact that they recognize they are guilty. I recognize I am innocent and I intend to show it.”
He stated the parliament really felt “criminal” concerning his function in the BATU PUTEH concern.
” In Dewan Rakyat the other day (July 22), I was condemned if Batu Putih was not appealed,” he stated.
” Also if I was founded guilty, no activity would certainly be taken because of my age.
” The individual that assumes I am guilty is Head of state Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
” He additionally stated that due to the fact that I am 100 years of ages, there must be no activity versus me,” he stated.
Anwar, that remained in parliament on Tuesday, stated that in spite of queries, Dr. Mahathir might be accountable for tossing Batu Puteh to Singapore, no lawsuit was taken because of his age.
In February 2024, the federal government introduced that under the Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim je, it had actually accepted develop a Royal Payment of Query to the federal government’s 2018 choice to take out Malaysia’s application to examine the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment on Batu Putehsavereignty.
During that time, Dr. Mahathir led the federal government.
In 2008, the International Court of Justice ruled that Batu Puteh came from Singapore and Batuan Tengah was granted to Malaysia.
It additionally ruled that possession of Tubir Selatan must be established based upon the separation of the region.
The RCI finished in December 2024 and located weak points in managing sovereignty concerns included Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah and Tubir Selatan.