Senate Passes Motion Condemning Israeli Atrocities

July 19, 2010 18:59 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Negara sitting on Monday unanimously passed the motion condemning the attack by the Israeli Zionist regime on the Freedom Flotilla convoy bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza on May 31.

The motion tabled at 11.30am by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and supported by a minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, was passed after a debate of more than four hours by members of the Upper House of Parliament.

The unanimous decision was announced by Senate President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang with a majority of the Dewan Negara members approving the motion.

Dewan Negara is made up of 70 senators, of whom 44 senators are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong while another 26 senators are chosen by the state government.

When winding up the debate on the motion, Deputy Foreign Minister Senator A. Kohilan Pillay said his ministry, through the office of the Malaysian Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, was taking follow-up action to gain support for a special emergency session before the end of July or before the Muslim month of Ramadhan at the latest.

The special emergency session would give an opportunity to the international community to place pressure on the Israeli Zionist regime to lift the illegal blockade on Gaza by applying existing international law including the relevant provision contained in the UN Security Council Resolution 1890 (2009).

He said the session would also seek Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Israeli attack on activists on board the Freedom Flotilla committed in international waters.

-- BERNAMA

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