PARLIAMENT Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri has denied that attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail was responsible for submitting fake evidence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the Batu Puteh territorial dispute.

“The attorney-general and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) were not involved in presenting photographs that inaccurately showed the true position of Pedra Branca or Pulau Batu Puteh as claimed.

NONE“The allegation is baseless and is made without referring to concrete facts,” she told Parliament during the winding-up of the committee stage of the budget debate.

Nancy (right) added that the alleged submission of the doctored photograph to the ICJ was also not a factor in Malaysia losing the case.

"The ICJ found that the Johor sultanate had the original title over Batu Puteh.

"But based on the activities of Singapore on Pedra Branca (Batu Puteh), the sovereignty had shifted to Singapore as early as the 1980s.

"Based on this, Malaysia's loss had nothing to do with allegation that the attorney-general had allegedly submitted photographs that did not accurately show the correct position of Pedra Branca or Batu Puteh," she said.

Led by Foreign Ministry

She added that the 2008 case was led by the Foreign Ministry and the AGC was only part of the larger team.

NONEOn Nov 7, it was reported that former KL CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim had made a statutory declaration claiming that Malaysia had submitted fake evidence to ICJ, hurting the team's credibility and contributing to the country's loss.

This was also pointed out by then Singapore deputy prime minister S Jeyakumar in a Straits Times report in 2007.

In another matter, Nancy denied former prime minister Dr Mahathir  Mohamad's (left) allegation that two American intelligence officers were working in the AGC.

"The Attorney-General Chambers denies this claim and those who do not believe are welcomed to visit," she said.