Malaysia Wins Court Fight Over Sulu Heirs’ $15 Billion Award
- Ruling will likely cancel award by French arbitration court
- Paris court says the tribunal didn’t have jurisdiction
Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah, Borneo.
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Malaysia won a legal battle in France that will likely cancel an award of about $15 billion over territorial claims related to the present day Borneo state of Sabah.
The Paris court of appeals ruled Tuesday that the arbitration court that ordered Malaysia to make the payment to the so-called heirs of Sulu, the erstwhile rulers of the region, didn’t have jurisdiction in the case.