Exclusive-After $15 billion award, sultan’s heirs target Malaysian properties in Paris

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – French bailiffs attempted to enforce a seizure order on three Paris properties owned by the Malaysian government in a case linked to a $15 billion court award to descendants of a former sultan, according to the heirs’ lawyers and court documents seen by Reuters. The bailiffs tried to assess the properties on Monday following a court-issued seizure order in December, but Malaysian officials at the Paris embassy turned them away, the lawyers and the Malaysian government said. The Filipino heirs of the last Sultan of Sulu are seeking to enforce a $14.9-b…

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