Dr M fails in bid to attend Batu Puteh RCI proceedings

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The KL High Court on Monday (Jan 13) dismissed a judicial review application by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for him and his lawyer to be present during the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) proceedings regarding the handling of the Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks, and South Ledge sovereignty issues.  Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh dismissed the application without costs at a proceeding attended by lawyers Zainur Zakaria and Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, representing Dr Mahathir, and senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan and Nur Hafizza Azizan, appearing for the respondents.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ms9zy5cu  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

00:01Today is the decision

00:05for the RCI challenge

00:08that was made by Tun Dr Mahathir

00:10regarding the RCI Pulau Batu Putih.

00:12As everyone is aware,

00:14on the last day, the court has allowed

00:17to pass the judgment,

00:19leave or just the truth on one issue,

00:22which is section 18.

00:23Section 18 of the RCI Act 1950

00:26states clearly,

00:27all individuals who are affected

00:29or become the subject matter

00:31of an RCI

00:33must be allowed,

00:35must be allowed to present

00:37through the judge or himself

00:39to the entire RCI.

00:41So, when the court heard

00:43the substantive arguments

00:45on the last day,

00:46the court has determined

00:47for today's decision,

00:48we are present in the court,

00:50the court has refused to pass the judgment

00:53and the court did not give any reason,

00:55the court stated that

00:57the court will provide a written reason,

00:59the instruction from the judge is clear,

01:01we will appeal to the court

01:03and from time to time

01:05we will inform.

01:06We feel that

01:08this issue should not be

01:10an academic issue

01:11or has been resolved,

01:12because as all Malaysians know,

01:14this RCI issue

01:16has been brought to the parliament

01:18and clearly in the parliament,

01:20everyone can see and know

01:21and also hear clearly

01:23that the target of this RCI

01:25is none other than

01:26Tuan Dr Mahathir.

01:27Therefore, we feel that

01:29there is a need

01:30for us to appeal

01:31and God willing,

01:32in the near future,

01:33we will appeal.

01:35So today,

01:36on section 18,

01:38the court has stated

01:39there is no issue,

01:40the court has refused

01:41our request

01:42for the judgment,

01:44so we will go to the court

01:46to let the court

01:48decide the issue.

01:53For more information, visit www.fema.org

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