Malaysia only recognises sanctions by the United Nations Security Council and not unilateral sanctions by the United States, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said this in light of a recently introduced Bill in the US to penalise foreign countries supporting Palestinian group Hamas.
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He said this in light of a recently introduced Bill in the US to penalise foreign countries supporting Palestinian group Hamas.
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00:00 [President of the United States of America] "I ask that the Prime Minister state, what is the government's position regarding the latest action by the US House of Representatives,
00:15 which passed the Law on the Prevention of International Taxation, to impose restrictions on the outside world,
00:27 which supports Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine?"
00:32 [President of the United States of America] "The government does not recognize any decision,
00:41 any country, including the United States, which imposes restrictions or sanctions unilaterally.
00:50 We only recognize the UN Security Council decision, which is called multilateral.
01:00 So, first, we do not agree with the way the US has done it.
01:07 Second, it does not affect the basis of our decision.
01:12 And yesterday, I contacted several Islamic countries, which have the same position, that we do not recognize.
01:24 Therefore, first, we continue our relationship with Hamas, both in the past and now.
01:33 And we do not consider Hamas as a violent body. And we give a clear and rational comparison,
01:43 like Mandela and the ANC, which were colonized through the Apartheid program.
01:50 And here, Palestine, which was colonized with Apartheid, with ethnic cleansing, and now with genocide.
02:00 So, what is happening is legitimate, and it is our basis.
02:12 I would like to add that although we do not recognize the Rome Statute,
02:19 which means we cannot bring this case to the International Criminal Court,
02:25 but our direction is clear. We will support all countries, including Palestine,
02:32 in bringing the Palestine case, and the colonization, and the cruelty, and the oppression of the people,
02:42 to the people of Palestine.
02:44 Just like in the case of Rohingya, although we do not have the right to bring it.
02:49 But other than that, we have an action with the International Court of Justice.
02:55 There is a Rohingya court, International Court of Justice. We are able to continue.
03:02 Okay, and this is the decision that was made to make it clear to us.
03:09 Like, although I said earlier, America makes decisions, that is unilateral.
03:18 The state does not agree.
03:20 Secondly, it does not specify.
03:22 And I have told you, I do not accept any sanctions.
03:25 I will not accept any sanctions.
03:28 Including this. This means giving a warning to the countries.
03:33 But the unilateral action is not right for us,
03:38 because we as a member of the United Nations,
03:42 only recognize the decision of the UN Security Council.
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