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KUALA LUMPUR: The government said today that it will not adhere to the Rome Statute, which allows the prosecution of those accused of genocide and war crimes.
Vice Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar told Dewan Rakyat that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will uphold the decision made by the then government of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in April 2019 to renounce the treaty.
The PH government had said it was withdrawing from the Rome Statute, which had been criticized by various parties, with some saying it would undermine the royal institution.
“The United Nations had confirmed our withdrawal as of April 29, 2019,” said Kamarudin (PPBM-Bandar Tun Razak) in response to a question from Maria Chin Abdullah (PH-Petaling Jaya).
“If the previous government, which said it had the mandate of the people, withdraws as a signatory, today’s government understands what the people want.”
Several MPs were heard telling Kamarudin that the PN government did not have the mandate of the people.
To Maria’s follow-up questions about how the government plans to handle issues related to Palestine, the downing of the MH17 and Rohingya refugees bypassing the International Criminal Court (ICC), Kamarudin said Malaysia is playing an active role in the search of justice for them. across various platforms.
The Rome Statute is an international agreement created by the ICC, which serves to complement existing laws in a state to prosecute people who commit international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression.
Critics of the treaty had said that ratifying it would violate the Federal Constitution, as it would affect the monarchy, the rights of Malays and the sanctity of Islam in the country.
