Malaysia shot itself in foot over Rome Statute, rue ex-DAP reps

The Pakatan Harapan government under the leadership of Dr Mahathir Mohamad withdrew from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2019 following backlash that it would affect the sovereignty of Malay rulers.

That decision now prevents Putrajaya from referring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the ICC over the Gaza conflict.

Amid calls for Malaysia to reconsider its position...