Malaysia must apply to set aside Paris Court's RM62bil award for Sulu heirs, says Sabah Law Society

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia must overturn the Paris Arbitration Court's decision to award US$14.62bil (RM62bil) to the heirs of the defunct Sulu Sultanate while pursuing the arbitrator Dr Gonzalo Stampa's move to ignore a suspension order on the case by the French and Spanish courts.

Sabah Law Society president Roger Chin said notwithstanding the Spanish and French investigations on questionable reasons with Stampa going ahead with the case, it was important for Malaysia to set aside the arbitration award by the court.