‘Status of Islam and Malays must be preserved’

JOHOR BARU: The federal government must not ratify treaties that affect the special position of the Malays and Islam, says Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

He said there would be a contravention of the Federal Constitution if Malaysia ratifies the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd), as well as the government’s decision to sign the instrument to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).