M'sia's counsel confident of winning Sulu claims dispute

The lawyer appointed by Malaysia to handle the Sulu claimants’ dispute is confident that the country has a strong chance of prevailing based on facts and evidence that clearly sides Malaysia, Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said said.

She added that she was currently conducting a visit together with a representative from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Solicitor-General II Almalena Sharmila, and Malaysia’s ambassador to Spain Akmal Che Mustafa to Madrid, Spain, where the eight individuals involved in the Sulu claims dispute have begun arbitration proceedings.

During the visit...