Police reports lodged
against Dr M over Batu
Puteh issue
A coalition of 20 NGOs want the ex-prime minister probed for possible negligence or abuse of power.
Sekretariat Gerak Gempur Media Sosial Rakyat said the reports were filed so that the police could probe possible negligence or abuse of power by Mahathir.
The coalition’s vice-chairman Shahbudin Embun said their reports were based on the findings of the royal commission of inquiry into Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
“We will not compromise with any form of wrongdoing,” he told a press conference outside the Dang Wangi police headquarters here.
He added that similar reports had been lodged in other states, including Johor, Penang and Perlis.
The RCI previously revealed that Mahathir had written to the solicitor-general on May 21, 2018, stating that the International Court of Justice applications on Batu Puteh “need not be continued”.
The solicitor-general then informed Singapore that Malaysia would be dropping both legal applications.
The RCI said Singapore was informed of this at 9am on May 23, 2018. The Cabinet only met at 9.30am that day and discussed the issue later in the meeting under “other matters”.
However, Mahathir disputed the RCI report, saying he had perused the declassified report and found that much of the information in it was wrong.
He claimed there were “many things” said during the RCI proceedings that the public was not allowed to know. Many of the RCI’s recommendations in the declassified report were redacted.
Mahathir also reiterated his denial that he had made a unilateral decision on the matter, adding that it was a joint Cabinet decision.
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