00:00The Royal Commission of Inquiry examining issues surrounding the sovereignty of Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge
00:07has never made Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a subject matter in the inquiry, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard on Wednesday.
00:14Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolasan said that the RCI's terms of reference
00:20made no mention of Dr Mahathir as a subject matter in the investigation.
00:25SFC Shamsul also told the court that the matter has become academic as the inquiry was completed last month.
00:33The report on the inquiry was handed to the Young Dipertuan Agong in August,
00:37with the Parliament expected to debate the inquiry's findings.
00:40Dr Mahathir's lawyer Zainur Zakaria, however, submitted that the matter could not be seen as academic just yet
00:47because Section 18 of the Commission of Inquiry Act 1950 was a statutory requirement
00:54and non-compliance could nullify the proceedings.
00:57Justice Amarjeet Singh told parties that he needed time for deliberation and fixed October 28 for decision.
01:04On June 12, the same court dismissed Dr Mahathir's leave application for a judicial review in his bid
01:11to seek open proceedings for the RCI on Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge sovereignty issue.
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