I am not sure of the entire team, but 2 things jumped out at me
Consider this.
The following person was listed as counsel and advocates in the ICJ judgement.
Mr. Faezul Adzra Tan Sri Gani Patail, Federal Counsel, International Affairs Division, Chambers of the Attorney-General of Malaysia.
He is the son of incumbent AG, Tan Sri Gani Patail.
Graduated from UiTM only in 2005. (see post by 7 Rangers)
Unless this person is a genius, but can you imagine - a fresh graduate representing Malaysia at the ICJ. Don't we have other Federal Counsel or any other Magistrate court Judge for that matter !?
That's the problem with this damn country and the New Economic Policy-Cronyism-Nepotism-substandard-individuals-pushed-to-the-forefront
And look at the crucial 1953 letter.
I am definitely no freaking UiTM-graduated Federal Counsel or Cambridge University material, but this is hardly a letter from a sovereign state to another.
The letter was signed "I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant"
This letter hardly reflects the notion of the Sovereign State of Johore relinquishing the Island to the Colonial Secretary in Singapore. Furthermore, it does not carry the seal of the Sultan, but an administrative letter written within the same British administrative umbrella. Has anyone ever seen a diplomatic note between States signed as such ? Within the context of the time, this is nothing mere than one civil servant writing to his master.
In addition, there is another missing letter
Of course, this happens only in Bolehland, where the one who wallow in malaise will continue to run the country down the dumps
Whatever it is, I am glad Singapore won, it will be good for the region. Just like how it's good that your mother gave you a tight slap, just because she's your mother, she's smarter, she's stronger, she feeds you water and cleans your shit. Singapore would now continue to maintain safe passage for ships over the Singapore Straits and Malacca Straits and ensure free movement of trade services. If Malaysia had won, I will guarantee it will be pandemonium as half-baked UiTM graduates plot maritime routes and wrangle with their kamus dwi-bahasa while waiting for their fathers to land an UMNO contract building computer labs somewhere in Perlis.
Majulah Singapura.
2 comments:
Majulah Singapura!! why would Malaysia need another place to take care off when they cannot even do it in Kuala Lumpur.
If you read fully the ICJ judgement you shall note that ICJ does not dispute the sovereignty of Johor over Batu Putih early on, with or without the letter.
It was the inactions of the Malaysian government to Singapore's actions in Pulau Batu Putih that led ICJ to conclude that Malaysia had relinquished its sovereignty over Batu Putih to Singapore.
This judgment is consistent with that of Pulau Sipadan of Sabah.
It is the development of an island or property that determines your ownership of that property, not its title or grant.
So that missing letter is immaterial. The Malaysian government must prove that it had objectged strongly to the developents of Pulau Batu Putih from the very beginning.
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