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29 April 2019
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Police have mounted a sedition investigation into the forum on the Rome Statute at Universiti Malaya (UM) here that featured Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said today.
He said the investigation was prompted by several complaints over the forum filed with the police, without disclosing the number of reports received.
“The investigations will fall under the Sedition Act,” the outgoing IGP told reporters after officiating the new Brickfields district police headquarters along Jalan Travers here.
Fuzi said police will soon call in several individuals involved in the forum, including its organisers, to record their statements.
He did not name those to be called.
Yesterday, Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Ruslan Khalid told Malay Mail that at least two complaints had been filed against veteran PKR politician Syed Husin Ali who was among the panellists at the UM forum; one at the Pantai police station here and another in Tapah, Perak.
At that time, Ruslan declined comment when asked if the former PKR deputy president was being investigated under the controversial Sedition Act or another law.
Pertubuhan Sahabat Erat dan Amanat Rakyat president Nazrin Norani had filed one police report, claiming that Syed Husin had uttered words which evoked hatred against the Rulers during the forum’s discussion.
Nazrin in his police report, alleged that Syed Husin has uttered seditious statements that may incite hatred against the Malay royal institution.
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Apart from Thomas and Syed Husin, the other forum panellists were UM constitutional law expert Emeritus Professor Datuk Shad Saleem Faruqi and former student activists Asheeq Ali Sethi Alavi and Lim Wei Jiat.
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27 April 2019
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 ― Attorney General (AG) Tommy Thomas today called out the hypocrisy on the criticism against the Pakatan Harapan government’s move in March to sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Thomas pointed out that the previous Barisan Nasional government had itself decided that Malaysia would accept the international treaty that aims to end impunity on genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.
“At the outset, it must be kept in mind that the Cabinet had on 18 March 2011 decided that Malaysia should accede to the Rome Statute.
“Although eight years have passed and that decision was never revoked, it was not implemented either.
“Hence when the Pakatan government decided to accept Rome, it was merely continuing a policy decision previously taken by the previous government.
“So the hypocrisy that surrounds this debate must be fleshed out, which is the critics of today were supporting the same decision yesterday,” he said at a forum that was broadcast live on selected platforms today.
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Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his government were “completely irresponsible” for blaming others over the confusion and the ultimate decision to withdraw from both the Rome Statute and Icerd, student activist Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi said.
Asheeq (photo above) said this included Mahathir’s statement in which he pointed a finger at a particular person “who wants to be free to beat up people” and certain royals over the confusion which saw Putrajaya’s decision to pull back from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“Don’t just raise the white flag and say other people want to beat up people and that’s why we had to withdraw. I think that’s completely irresponsible of the prime minister to have said that in the very first place.
“The confusion must be addressed,” Asheeq said during a public forum organised by a group of student activists at Universiti Malaya.
He was referring to Mahathir’s statements immediately after he announced Pakatan Harapan government’s withdrawal from the statute.
The premier said the decision was made due to the confusion created by a particular person “who wants to be free to beat up people and things like that”.
He also claimed there were attempts by certain quarters, including members of a royal family, to pit the rulers against the government.
Asheeq also took the Harapan government to task over the blame being cast on the four academics who co-authored a paper which purportedly convinced the Conference of Rulers to reject the statute.
Asheeq is one of a group of student activists who leaked an executive summary of the paper by the four academics earlier this month.
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“You guys can blame the professors, you guys can blame whomever you want to blame, but bear in mind you have the responsibility to make sure the country remains in peace.”
However, there have been no reports of the government directly blaming the academics. The Education Ministry has also denied claims it was discussing the status of the four academics.
The academics were initially invited by the student group to attend today’s forum but they did not attend.
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