03-02-2022, 08:10 PM
Malaysia says it does not recognise French court’s US$14b award to Sulu Sultanate heirs
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Malaysia will not recognise the recent arbitration proceedings and subsequent award by a court in France to the purported heirs of the Sulu Sultanate, and maintains its sovereign immunity, said the Foreign Ministry and attorney general (AG) in a joint statement here today.
The statement said that the Spanish High Court had decided in June 2020 that due process leading to the appointment of the arbitrator was not properly served or consistent with the Spanish High Court of Justice of Madrid’s case laws on the service of process on sovereign states.
“As a consequence of the Nullification Decision, Dr Stampa is not an arbitrator in the purported arbitration proceedings and, therefore, all his decisions, including the Final Award, are null and void.
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The statement said that the Spanish High Court had decided in June 2020 that due process leading to the appointment of the arbitrator was not properly served or consistent with the Spanish High Court of Justice of Madrid’s case laws on the service of process on sovereign states.
“As a consequence of the Nullification Decision, Dr Stampa is not an arbitrator in the purported arbitration proceedings and, therefore, all his decisions, including the Final Award, are null and void.
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