Rome Statute backtrack: No one is above the law, writes Kadir Jasin


KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Julai -- Bekas Ketua Media dan Komunikasi Majlis Penasihat Kerajaan Datuk A Kadir Jasin menjawab soalan pengamal media selepas menghadiri mesyuarat majlis penasihat itu yang dipengerusikan oleh Tun Daim Zainuddin di Menara Ilham hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2018) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

PETALING JAYA: No one in the country is above the law, not even our rulers, says veteran newsman Datuk A. Kadir Jasin, referring to Malaysia’s decision not to ratify the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Kadir said that the Federal Constitution reigned supreme in a country such as Malaysia, where the constitutional monarchy system was practised.

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