Swiss Court to hear Taib daughter’s defamation suit against environmentalists

Jamilah Taib Murray, daughter of Sarawak Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud, will face Swiss human rights and environment NGO Bruno Manser Funds (BMF) in the Civil Court of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland on Wednesday.

Taib Murray, her husband, Sean Murray, and her Canada-based real estate corporation Sakto Group are suing BMF and its director Lukas Straumann for defamation.

This was based on statements allegedly...