Petaling Jaya – Dr. TUN MAHATHIR MOHAMAD stated he does not require lawful resistance on the Batu Puteh problem.
” The exception is for those that hesitate to head to court since they understand they are guilty. I understand I am innocent and I wish to confirm it.”
He stated the parliament really felt “criminal” concerning his function in the BATU PUTEH problem.
” 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 as a result of my age.
” The individual that assumes I am guilty is Head of state Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
” He additionally stated that since I am 100 years of ages, there ought to be no activity versus me,” he stated.
Anwar, that remained in parliament on Tuesday, stated that in spite of queries, Dr. Mahathir might be in charge of tossing Batu Puteh to Singapore, no lawsuit was taken as a result of his age.
In February 2024, the federal government revealed 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 ought to be established based upon the separation of the area.
The RCI finished in December 2024 and discovered weak points in taking care of sovereignty problems entailed Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah and Tubir Selatan.