‘Barisan govt approved Rome Statute accession in 2011 and 2015’

PETALING JAYA: The Barisan Nasional Cabinet approved the accession of the Rome Statute in 2011 and 2015 but it was not fulfilled by the then foreign minister and attorney general, says G25 spokesperson Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin.Noor Farida, who headed the Legal Department of the Foreign Ministry at that time, said the proposal to accede to the Rome Statute received the support of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his Cabinet in 2011 despite objection from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC).

“Datuk Seri Anifah Aman (then foreign minister) admitted that the Cabinet had agreed to accede to the Rome Statute in March 2011 despite the objection of (then) Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.