Focus on setting aside Stampa's 'tainted award' to Sulu heirs, says senior lawyer


KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia should stay vigilant against attempts to enforce the US$14.9bil (RM69.3bil at current rates) award to the self-styled Sulu heirs despite a Spanish court's decision to convict rogue arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa, says a senior lawyer.

"The focus should be on setting aside the award in the Paris courts, not (on) the arbitrator," said former Sabah Law Society president Datuk Roger Chin.

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