Wisma Putra: Malaysia accedes to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia has signed an instrument to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court, with the objective to end impunity against the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, namely genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression.

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