00:00I do not need to be given immunity due to my age.
00:04This is what former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad told Prime Minister Anway Ibrahim
00:09after the Cabinet refused to take action against him over his role in the Batu Putih issue.
00:15In a post on X, Mahathir said he should be taken to court to be proven guilty given the accusations.
00:22He said he is not guilty and wants the chance to prove it,
00:25adding that immunity was for those afraid of going to court because they know they are guilty.
00:31Yesterday, Anwar said a Royal Commission of Inquiry last year found it likely that Mahathir had deliberately influenced the Cabinet
00:38to discontinue review applications regarding Batu Putih's sovereignty in 2018,
00:43despite the views of international consultants who said the applications had a reasonable likelihood of success.
00:50The RCI recommended that a police report be lodged against Mahathir,
00:54saying a criminal investigation could be initiated under Section 415, Subsection B of the Penal Code for cheating.
01:02However, Anwar said the Cabinet decided not to take action,
01:05as the case involved a former Prime Minister who is 100 years old.
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