00:00For the information of this noble court, as all Malaysians are aware,
00:05Malaysia has since 2019 faced allegations from 8 Filipino citizens who claimed to be the heirs of Sultan Sulu.
00:13So far, the prosecutor has taken legal action against Malaysia in 4 countries, namely Spain, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
00:23As all of you are aware, on 15 April 2024, the Provisional Court of Madrid has agreed with the court's decision
00:31to sentence Dr. Stampa to 6 months in prison and to be banned from serving as an international ambassador for a year.
00:48Dr. Stampa has lodged an appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court on 24 May 2024,
00:54which is the last chance for him to appeal against his sentence.
01:00The Malaysian government is waiting for instructions and decisions from the next court.
01:05The Malaysian government also wants to emphasize that all the awards that Dr. Stampa has issued
01:11have violated the principles of international public policy,
01:18especially because they violate the principles of Diplomatic Immunity, Jurisdictional Immunity and Sovereignty.
01:27As for the court's decision to sentence Dr. Stampa to 6 months in prison and to be banned from serving as an international ambassador for a year,
01:36the Provisional Court of France has made a decision against the Malaysian government
01:41by cancelling the French court's ruling on 29 September 2021
01:45on the grounds that the international ambassador has acted outside of his jurisdiction.
01:49The court also argued that there is no true international ambassadorship in the 1878 agreement.
01:57The court has lodged an appeal against the decision
02:01to sentence Dr. Stampa to 6 months in prison and to be banned from serving as an international ambassador for a year.
02:07In Luxembourg, for the government's request to challenge the 18 May 2022 executive order on 6 September 2022,
02:17the government has issued an appeal to challenge the decision
02:20and the Luxembourg court has set a date for the hearing of the petitioner on 26 June 2024.
02:28In the Netherlands, on 27 June 2023,
02:31The Hague Court of Appeal has made a decision against the government
02:35by not recognizing and authorizing the final award in the Netherlands.
02:38The petitioner has appealed to the Dutch Supreme Court on 27 September
02:42and the Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on 25 October 2024.
02:46This means that the petitioner has appealed to the government until the end.
02:51So, as a government, we respect the petitioner and give him the right to appeal.
02:56Regarding the timeline, there is no specific timeline that can be estimated
03:00given that the actions taken by the government are related to the proceedings of the law in foreign countries.
03:06The proceedings of the law are related to the provisions and procedures of the law in each country.
03:13Thank you, Mr. President.
03:15Additional questions, Honourable Mr. Selayang.
03:18Thank you.
03:20In taking into consideration the court's decision to acquit Dr. Gonzalo without guilt
03:26regarding the court's institution,
03:29what is the current status for the investigation and criminal proceedings
03:34against the heir to the Sultanate of Sulu and their representative, Paul H. Cohen,
03:40in the police report that has been made by the government against them?
03:46Thank you.
03:47Honourable Minister.
03:48Thank you, Honourable Minister.
03:49Thank you, Honourable Members.
03:50Indeed, as a Malaysian citizen, I believe that all MPs and bipartisans are angry.
03:57However, we have to respect the petitioner's proceedings.
04:01This happened because Mr. Cohen and the litigation firm, Funder Ethereum, were united
04:07and they did not want to answer the questions that we asked
04:11unless the petitioner was resolved.
04:14And I believe, God willing, that if the petitioner is on our side until the last round,
04:19all subsequent actions will be criminal and can be taken against those involved.
04:24And we can also try to recover the costs that we have spent
04:28to defend the dignity of Malaysia and the mutual debt to the people of Sabah.
04:33Thank you.
04:35Honourable CPTOW.
04:37Thank you, Honourable Speaker.
04:44My additional question.
04:46What is the proactive step of the government
04:49so that the demands of Sulu will not be repeated in the future?
04:52And will the Malaysian government take action
04:55on behalf of those who support the demands of Sulu?
05:00Thank you.
05:01Honourable CPTOW, Honourable Speaker.
05:06As for the government, if the demands are from outsiders,
05:10we do not know who will come after this.
05:12Because many have admitted that they are relatives and siblings.
05:16Maybe in the past, in 1878, there were many families.
05:20I do not know.
05:21But we will defend.
05:22Firstly.
05:23Secondly, I have explained the next litigation to the Honourable Court.
05:27But thirdly, I want to emphasize here to all honourable members,
05:30that we are in a process that I cannot provide a strategy
05:34because we know that there are insiders,
05:37and there are insiders from the Malaysian people
05:40who support and help their demands.
05:43This is actually what we will do.
05:46Because for the foreign countries,
05:48the litigation process that is binding on the decision of Dr. Stampa
05:52on the Tibang Tara decision, we will solve it.
05:55But in this country, the insiders and insiders,
05:58this is what we are in the process of doing and looking for them
06:03because we get the news that states that they are the ones
06:07who are actually the ones who help those demands,
06:11who give the actual information.
06:14Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
06:16Dr. Speaker, my question is,
06:18the Malaysian people have said that there is an adventure.
06:21I want to ask, who is that person?
06:24Honourable one, we are in the process that there is an adventure.
06:27If we mention it in the court, how can the adventure run?
06:30Honourable one.
06:31Honourable one, be patient.
06:33Because the legal process is not perfect.
06:35Thank you, Honourable Speaker.
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