KOTA KINABALU: Manila has distanced itself from the arbitration claim against Malaysia by the self-proclaimed Sulu Sultanate heirs, saying it is a private matter.
Former Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said the courts of Spain, France and Luxembourg should have not entertained claims made by the so-called Sulu sultanate heirs because there is no arbitration clause in the 1878 agreement which Malaysia took over in 1963
KUALA LUMPUR: The courts of Spain, France and Luxembourg should have not entertained claims made by the so-called Sulu sultanate heirs because there is no arbitration clause in the 1878 agreement which Malaysia took over in 1963, says former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.