11:19AM Nov 20, 2014 Malaysiakini
By Terence Netto
Kula: Our role in The Hague inquiry lacks clout
Malaysia’s participation in the joint
investigations to start soon into the downing of Malaysia Airlines
Flight MH17 would be “formidably enhanced” should the country formalise
its membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
News
that attorney-general Gani Patail and inspector-general of police
Khalid Abu Bakar would go to The Hague on Dec 3 to take part in the
joint investigations has prompted DAP vice chair M Kulasegaran to take
up again the cause of Malaysia’s accession to the ICC.
“We would have formidably enhanced our case had we deposited the Instrument of Accession to the ICC which the cabinet agreed to do three years ago but did not follow through on account of some cavils stemming from the AG’s Chambers,” opined the MP for Ipoh Barat.
He said while it is a positive development that Malaysia is being allowed to take part in a peripheral way in the investigation, it cannot be a substitute for taking action with real bite that actually formally investigates and prosecutes crimes in a coordinated and complementary national and international manner.
“Had
Malaysia joined the ranks of the 122 countries that have ratified the
ICC, our participation in the investigations to commence in The Hague
next month would have more clout,” said Kulasegaran (left).
He said though the investigation was important, it is unlikely to lead to individual prosecutions.
“Justice for victims of crimes of this magnitude must be secured in a robust national and internationally coordinated manner. National courts complemented by the ICC is the best way forward for this. The more countries that join the ICC. the easier it will be to identify and prosecute perpetrators of such crimes in the future,” asserted Kulasegaran.
News
that attorney-general Gani Patail and inspector-general of police
Khalid Abu Bakar would go to The Hague on Dec 3 to take part in the
joint investigations has prompted DAP vice chair M Kulasegaran to take
up again the cause of Malaysia’s accession to the ICC.“We would have formidably enhanced our case had we deposited the Instrument of Accession to the ICC which the cabinet agreed to do three years ago but did not follow through on account of some cavils stemming from the AG’s Chambers,” opined the MP for Ipoh Barat.
He said while it is a positive development that Malaysia is being allowed to take part in a peripheral way in the investigation, it cannot be a substitute for taking action with real bite that actually formally investigates and prosecutes crimes in a coordinated and complementary national and international manner.
“Had
Malaysia joined the ranks of the 122 countries that have ratified the
ICC, our participation in the investigations to commence in The Hague
next month would have more clout,” said Kulasegaran (left).He said though the investigation was important, it is unlikely to lead to individual prosecutions.
“Justice for victims of crimes of this magnitude must be secured in a robust national and internationally coordinated manner. National courts complemented by the ICC is the best way forward for this. The more countries that join the ICC. the easier it will be to identify and prosecute perpetrators of such crimes in the future,” asserted Kulasegaran.
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