PARLIAMENT Anwar Ibrahim has lashed out at the government for failing to hold Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail accountable for the loss of Pulau Batu Puteh in a territorial dispute in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
During the budget debate at the committee stage in Parliament today, the opposition leader said he was puzzled that the government did not even seek clarification over the defeat in the high stakes case.
"We lost an island but the attorney-general was never questioned. It was as if there was already an understanding (between the attorney-general and government) - or were they both afraid of something? I do not understand.
"Why were they afraid to ask questions so that a proper explanation could be given by the attorney-general?" Anwar asked.
Gani had led the case for Malaysia before the ICJ in 2008.
Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim has made a statutory declaration claiming that the Malaysian team hadsubmitted fabricated evidence to the ICJ in the Batu Puteh case.
Why are US intelligence officers in AG's Chambers?
According to Mat Zain, this was discovered by the ICJ, and this damaged Malaysia's credibility and contributed to the country’s defeat in the dispute.
On Nov 9, it was reported that the Johor Sultan had stripped former Johor Economic Planning Unit head Hamsan Saringat of his datukship.
Hamsan was part of the ICJ team but it is not clear if the action of the palace was related to the alleged Batu Puteh case blunder.
Anwar also called on the Attorney-General Chambers to come clean on the claim by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that two American intelligence officers are working in its office.
"There needs to be a clear answer. If they are not CIA agents, then what are the roles of two US officers in the Attorney-General's Chambers," he asked.
Likewise, Anwar said, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has also been silent over alleged US spying in Malaysia.
"This concerns espionage but our prime minister does not have the courage to reprimand the US' excesses," he said.
During the budget debate at the committee stage in Parliament today, the opposition leader said he was puzzled that the government did not even seek clarification over the defeat in the high stakes case.
"We lost an island but the attorney-general was never questioned. It was as if there was already an understanding (between the attorney-general and government) - or were they both afraid of something? I do not understand."Why were they afraid to ask questions so that a proper explanation could be given by the attorney-general?" Anwar asked.
Gani had led the case for Malaysia before the ICJ in 2008.
Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim has made a statutory declaration claiming that the Malaysian team hadsubmitted fabricated evidence to the ICJ in the Batu Puteh case.
Why are US intelligence officers in AG's Chambers?
According to Mat Zain, this was discovered by the ICJ, and this damaged Malaysia's credibility and contributed to the country’s defeat in the dispute.
On Nov 9, it was reported that the Johor Sultan had stripped former Johor Economic Planning Unit head Hamsan Saringat of his datukship. Hamsan was part of the ICJ team but it is not clear if the action of the palace was related to the alleged Batu Puteh case blunder.
Anwar also called on the Attorney-General Chambers to come clean on the claim by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that two American intelligence officers are working in its office.
"There needs to be a clear answer. If they are not CIA agents, then what are the roles of two US officers in the Attorney-General's Chambers," he asked.
Likewise, Anwar said, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has also been silent over alleged US spying in Malaysia.
"This concerns espionage but our prime minister does not have the courage to reprimand the US' excesses," he said.
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