Tok Mat: International law cannot be an 'optional menu'

Malaysiakini : International law cannot be an “optional menu” where rules apply only when convenient. If the international system is to survive, impunity cannot be tolerated, and accountability must prevail.

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan conveyed this strong message at his intervention at “The Hague Group Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting in Defence of International Law” at the United Nations (UN) headquarters on Friday.

Mohamad further stressed that “defending international law is not a matter of choosing sides”.

“It is about defending a rules-based order in which no state is above the law, and in which the rights of peoples are not subject to political convenience,” he said.

Mohamad is in New York from Sept 23 to 27 to lead Malaysia’s delegation to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

“We meet as the international legal order faces one of its most severe tests.

“In Gaza and across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, we continue to witness blatant violations of international law, immense human suffering, and the systematic denial of fundamental human rights,” he said.

ScarletPanda9731 : Apply the same law.here. it is a universal law No double standards please. Human rights for all. Fairness for all people . 

Fight for all people Kidnap cases Disappearance case Death cases. What happened,? No closures. Empty.promises,. Even MA 63 not completely fulfilled After 60 years Nx ten

OrangeMouse9413 : He must be one of those moral cowards who was mocked while walking out of the assembly. Talking all kinds of poppy cock. Racial equality in Malaysia is also not an optional menu, where the majority can demand (nay rob) the minorities of 30% of their business under the guise of the law. 

Impunity of the racists and fanatics insulting other religions, making jokes about priests and nuns, threatening May 13 style retribution. Accountability must prevail on the corrupt who stole 1MDB funds instead of celebrating his pardon as a victory (actually perversion) of justice. 

The mighty is above the law, helangs over pipits. The rights of the non-Muslim peoples should not be subject to political convenience, whether the blues, greens, and reds having their quarterly lovers quarrel and changing partners like changing undergarments.

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