tags - Sinar Daily

The Paris Court of Appeal’s decision to annul the US$14.9 billion final arbitration award sought by the self-proclaimed heirs of the Sulu Sultanate marks a decisive legal victory for Malaysia.

The Paris Court of Appeal has annulled in its entirety the purported ‘Final Award’ from arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa granted on Feb 28, 2022, and ordered the so-called Sulu claimants to pay Malaysia €200,000 in costs.

The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed the cassation appeal filed by arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa in the Sulu claimants' case against Malaysia, thereby upholding his conviction for contempt of court.

The full moon is pictured over The Cour de Cassation of Paris on Sept 26, 2018. - (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Zahid Hamidi. Photo by Bernama

Rogue arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced by the Spanish Court to six months in prison. - Photo: Stampa Abogados website

Rogue arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa has been found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced by the Spanish Court to six months in prison. - Photo: Stampa Abogados website

The formidable endeavours undertaken by the government to safeguard property, rights, and national sovereignty were unequivocally validated through Malaysia's triumphant adjudications in international courts against legal action brought by a group of Sulu individuals purporting to be descendants of the Sulu Sultanate.

Malaysia is in the process of obtaining an annulment of the purported final award of US$14.9 billion (RM62.59 billion) issued by a Spanish arbitrator, Dr Gonzalo Stampa in the case brought by the purported heirs of the Sulu Sultan, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Azalina. Bernama FILE PIX