00:00Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there was no benefit in the country pursuing a review of the International
00:07Court of Justice's decision on Patu Putih, adding that it was just a rock.
00:13Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Minister Idris Jalla and his son Leon, the former Prime
00:18Minister said he was ready to be tried in court over claims that he had betrayed the
00:23country by discontinuing a review application in 2018.
00:28Mahathir pointed out that he had actually increased the country's territory by developing
00:32Pulau Layang-Layang in Sabah and reclaiming land to create islands off Flankawi.
00:58Patu Putih, which was awarded to Singapore by the ICJ in 2008, is situated about 14 kilometres
01:12south of Johor and 44 kilometres east of Singapore.
01:16It is made up of granite rocks.
01:18In 2017, Putrajaya applied for the ICJ to review its decision on Patu Putih but the
01:24Pakatan Harapan government, led by Mahathir, withdrew both applications in May 2018.
01:30A Royal Commission of Inquiry established last year found that Mahathir had likely acted
01:35deliberately to influence the Cabinet to discontinue the applications.
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