Campaign Against War, Criminalisation Of War Must Continue - Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The campaign against war and the criminalisation of war must continue because wars involved killing people, mostly the innocent, said former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Dr Mahathir, who is also Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) chairman, said the public needed to support the foundation to fight in making war a crime. "We must stop the massive killing that is called war," said the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) president at the KLFCW's second Royal Charity Dinner here Sunday night. Also present were the Malaysia's King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Queen Tuanku Haminah, and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and wife, Rosmah Mansor. Dr Mahathir said, as a voluntary organisation, KLFCW needed the support of the public to sustain its activities to educate the public on war. He said the aim of the event was to raise funds for KLFCW to carry out its activities and continue investigative work pertaining to reports of war crimes, in collaboration with PGPF. About 500 people, including sponsors and donors, attended the dinner. -- BERNAMA