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Federal Cabinet to set up task force over claim by Sulu sultan ‘descendants’

Published on: Friday, July 15, 2022

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Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says his ministry and the Attorney-General’s Chambers were in the midst of drafting the terms of reference.

PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet today agreed to set up a task force to look into matters linked to the RM62.59 billion claim by the descendants of the Sultan of Sulu
In a statement, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he would head the task force, which will also include foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Attorney-General (AG) Idrus Harun and several international arbitration experts.
He added that his ministry and the Attorney-General’s Chambers were in the midst of drafting the terms of reference or TOR for this task force.

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Earlier this week, The Financial Times reported that a French court had ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Petronas’ subsidiaries.
The seizure was part of legal efforts launched in 2017 by the Sulu heirs claiming compensation for land in Sabah which they said had been leased by their ancestor to a British trading company in 1878.
Petronas said the seizure was “baseless” and was “working vigorously to defend its legal position in this matter”.

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