Former Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali's decision to exclude key government agencies from the special task force reviewing Batu Puteh's territorial claim at the ICJ is deemed unreasonable, as per the RCI report. The report highlights limited involvement from the Foreign Ministry and no involvement from other critical agencies.
PETALING JAYA: It was unreasonable for former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali to exclude several Attorney General 's Chambers officers and related government agencies from the special task force to review the Batu Puteh territorial claim at the International Court of Justice .
"Apandi, in his statement, admitted that his decision to not include various agencies in both applications was to preserve confidentiality. The report also said AGC officers like Datuk Almalena Sharmila Johan and Dr Suraya Harun were not part of the team. According to the report, Mohamed Apandi led the initiative to file the application to review and later interpret the ICJ's decision after receiving the mandate from then-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Jan 31, 2016.
On Aug 29, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said the RCI report on the Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge issue would be tabled in Parliament, after the report was presented to the cabinet on Aug 28.
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