A French court had ordered Malaysia to pay S$19.6 bil to heirs of last sultan of Sulu. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s law minister on Thursday said a Luxembourg court had set aside an attempt made by the heirs of a former sultanate to enforce a US$15 billion arbitration award they won against Malaysia.to honour a colonial-era land deal in Malaysia’s Sabah region. Malaysia, which did not participate in the arbitration proceedings, maintains the process is illegal.in France, but the ruling remains enforceable outside France under a United Nations treaty on international arbitration.
Malaysia’s law minister Azalina Othman Said said the District Court of Luxembourg on Tuesday had set aside a request for an “attachment order” made by the Sulu heirs. It was not immediately clear what impact, if any, the decision would make on the arbitration award. Datuk Seri Azalina did not provide details of the court decision in a statement that described it as a “significant victory” for Malaysia.
A lawyer for the heirs did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment and the Luxembourg court could not immediately be reached for confirmation of the decision.as part of the heirs’ efforts to enforce the award.“This decision vindicates the government’s policy to vigorously defend Malaysia in every forum to ensure that Malaysia’s interests, sovereign immunity and sovereignty are protected and preserved at all times,” Ms Azalina said in a statement.
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