Only one lawmaker opposed the 2018 decision on the sovereignty of Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah, and Tubir Selatan, revealed Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar).
Speaking during the debate on the Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah, and Tubir Selatan Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Dec 12), Syed Saddiq highlighted the lack of dissenting voices among Cabinet members at the time and questioned whether Malaysians had adequately expressed their concerns.
He also raised concerns about the apparent silence surrounding the issue, emphasising the need for accountability and transparency.
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Speaking during the debate on the Batu Puteh, Batuan Tengah, and Tubir Selatan Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Dec 12), Syed Saddiq highlighted the lack of dissenting voices among Cabinet members at the time and questioned whether Malaysians had adequately expressed their concerns.
He also raised concerns about the apparent silence surrounding the issue, emphasising the need for accountability and transparency.
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00:00I heard the speech in this hall. I never thought, Mr. Speaker, that one day there will be a party that is willing to say that Dr. Mahathir Mohamad,
00:15who is known as an ultra-nationalist, ultra-Malay, put Singapore's importance before Malaysia's.
00:25Marvel fans out there may understand this term.
00:29Like the multiverse, from the top to the bottom, from the bottom to the top.
00:34An ultra-nationalist who is determined to claim the right to a fair water supply until today.
00:42Willing to stop the sale of sea sand so that the issue of the sea level can be reduced.
00:51Willing to ensure that the sovereignty of the country continues to be defended and maintained.
00:57The island of Layalayang, for example, which can be expanded on its efforts today in this hall.
01:04In other words, Tun M is a pro-Singapore.
01:08To be honest, I expected that the party on the other side would try to accuse Tun Dr. Mahathir
01:15with evidence of billions of rupiah bribery in Taiwan, Israel and Hong Kong.
01:24But I did not expect that it was not a case of bribery.
01:27The case of Tun Dr. Mahathir is a pro-Singapore, even though it was the cabinet's decision in 2018.
01:37I would like to start with the issue of collective responsibility.
01:41Because I am also an ex-cabinet member.
01:44Although this was discussed before I was appointed, the principle of collective responsibility is very important.
01:50I heard what was being discussed over there.
01:53They said, but there is no cabinet paper.
01:58This is only discussed in other matters.
02:01I want to share a few things.
02:03In the past, when we were in the cabinet, if something was discussed in other matters,
02:10and if you did not agree, you got up and did not agree.
02:14Not by keeping quiet.
02:17Not only that, if you feel that other things are not enough,
02:21you lack information,
02:23you said, Tun, next week, can you please spread the cabinet paper?
02:29Is there a single minister who got up and got up?
02:32There is none.
02:34I read this letter one by one.
02:37There is only one minister who got up.
02:40Not in the cabinet meeting.
02:43He got up when the cabinet meeting was over.
02:46By the sideline, he said, Tun, I do not agree.
02:49There is a very strong difference in the decisions made in the cabinet and the discussions by the sideline.
02:57And not only that, I want to raise one more thing.
03:00Even if that week you feel that you do not have enough information,
03:05cabinet ministers today will know.
03:08Next week, the cabinet meeting will be checked with the cabinet's official decision the week before.
03:16What did you do?
03:18There was nothing.
03:20There was time, there was a process.
03:22But it was not fully utilized.
03:26I want to take a little time because I read it one by one.
03:29What I find strange is,
03:31why in the end, in all the discussions that were held here,
03:36the focus was only on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
03:40Why did I say this?
03:42We open it in verse 133.
03:49That is why in this chapter, I think we have to read it one by one.
03:52Tun Dr Mahathir received advice from public officials.
03:56Let's see what Suron Jai said.
03:58He said,
03:59Tun Dr Mahathir called the lawyers one and two,
04:02to give advice to him.
04:04But in the end, the lawyers one and two said,
04:07he did not have enough information.
04:10To the point of being criticized,
04:12in this Suron Jai,
04:14their absence was a neglect of duty.
04:18Derelication of duty.
04:20Dato' Azian binti Mohamad Aziz, another one,
04:23is the head of the international affairs department.
04:26He did not give any legal opinion in that speech.
04:31Two lawyers who were appointed by the ex-lawyers,
04:35did not stand up.
04:37They remained silent.
04:38They were criticized.
04:40Each one of them remained silent.
04:42In the end, the one who gave the opinion was Prof. Malcolm Shaw.
04:46I think Dato' Takwidin,
04:48I'm sorry, Kota Bharu raised this issue.
04:51Malaysians did not comment.
04:53They remained silent.
04:54But in the end, we need to put trust in the consultants from outside.
04:59I raised this issue,
05:00and in this case, I agree with Suron Jai's opinion.
05:04Because it could happen to Dr. Mahathir Mohamad today.
05:07In the future, it could happen to Dato' Suriano Ibrahim.
05:10In the future, it could happen to anyone.
05:14If today,
05:16negligence can be criminalized,
05:19in the future,
05:20if every government decision is made,
05:23it can be criminalized,
05:24it will be revoked.
05:25In the end, Malaysia will fall into a slippery slope.
05:28Everyone will go to jail.
05:29There will be no stability.
05:30Politics of revenge will continue.
05:33We should stop this effort.
05:36Thank you, Mr. Speaker.