Tommy Thomas slams Spanish 'rogue arbitrator' over award to Sulu heirs


KOTA KINABALU: Spanish arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa acted unprofessionally in awarding about RM63bil to the so-called heirs of the defunct Sulu sultanate, says former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.

"Stampa is the biggest rogue arbitrator. He took the case to France (the Arbitration Court in Paris) to make his judgment (in favour of the Sulu claimants)," he said during a webinar on Monday (April 4) on the Philippines/Sulu claim to Sabah organised by the Sabah Law Society (SLS).

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