KOTA KINABALU Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Christina Liew has described Malaysia’s victory in the legal battle over the US$15 billion Sulu heir bounty as “an excellent news for Sabah.”
She said the case should not be brought to court in the first place, asserting “it affects Sabah”.
“Of course, the good news gives us a kind of peace. I hope it’s finally over,” she said.
Christina told reporters after attending the 2023 Kaamatan Festival of the Sabah Foundation Technology College, here today.
Yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld Malaysia’s challenge against the partial award rendered on May 25, 2020 by Dr Gonzalo Stampa in the case filed by eight citizens of the Philippines, who are purported heirs of the long-defunct Sultan of Sulu (Claimants).
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was quoted as saying that the decision means that the Claimants cannot rely on the sham award in France for any purpose.
This decision, which is final and binding, is a decisive victory for Malaysia, Azalina said.
