Malaysia wants the Madrid Court in Spain to mete out a jail sentence on Gonzalo Stampa for allegedly committing contempt of court and repeatedly defying court orders annulling his appointment as an arbitrator in the Sulu dispute case.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said said the court’s decision is very important as it would strengthen the Malaysian government’s case to put an end to all claims by the Sulu group, which she described as frivolous.
“The (coming) decision will also serve as a guarantee for us to put an end to any claims in any (other) countries which may arise after this.
“Secondly, I hope that, if possible, he (Stampa) would be jailed and not only fined for being insolent towards Malaysia,” she told an online media conference after attending Stampa’s criminal proceedings at the Madrid Court today.
On May 25, 2020, Stampa issued a purported final award of US$14.9 billion (RM62.59 billion) to eight self-proclaimed heirs of the defunct Sulu sultanate.
In a bid to enforce the award, they reportedly tried to seal the assets of national oil company Petronas in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, apart from also targeting the country’s diplomatic assets in France.
Azalina (above) said the court postponed the decision to a date yet to be fixed.
- Bernama
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.