Sulu case: ‘We want to cut off their funding’, says Azalina

The State Immunity Bill, which has gone through its first reading in Parliament, will help prevent something similar to the Sulu case from occurring again, says Azalina. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

IT has been a long journey in Malaysia’s legal fights against the purported Sulu heirs’ who have brought their claims against Malaysia to various international jurisdictions since 2017.

Dec 11, 2023, will mark another milestone in the process. Spanish arbitrator Dr Gonzalo Stampa will face the Madrid Court over charges involving his controversial decision to order Malaysia to pay US$14.92bil (rm69.6bil) to self-proclaimed heirs of the defunct Sulu Sultanate.