JUNE 2017 | International Law Alerts | Territory

The Sultanate of Sulu has appealed for a review of the decision of a Malaysian court sentencing nine Filipinos to death over the attack on Lahad Datu in 2013

The Philippine government will be offering legal assistance to the 9 Filipinos sentenced to death by Malaysia’s Court of Appeals for being involved in the Sabah siege four years ago.

The Appeals Court here overturned the natural life sentence of nine Filipino militants involved in the Sabah standoff four years ago and sentenced them to death for waging war against the country’s monarch.