'WHAT EXTRADITION?' | De Lima debunks Sulu sultan's claim

From InterAksyon (Jun 11): 'WHAT EXTRADITION?' | De Lima debunks Sulu sultan's claim



Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Tuesday dismissed Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram’s claims that the administration intends to hand him and his followers over to Malaysia over the clashes in Sabah in March that left scores of people dead.

“I don’t know from whom the Kirams are getting their info,” De Lima said.
Kiram made his accusations at a press conference in his Taguig City residence on Monday.

At the press conference, sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani claimed that three days before, a source from “within the Aquino government” told them the administration “is cooking up a plan to surrender” Kiram, the sultan’s daughter Jacel, and himself to Malaysian authorities.

Malacanang has denied the claim.

In debunking Kiram’s claim, De Lima said, “In the first place, Malaysia has not made any request for their extradition. And even if there's such a request, we cannot grant the same because it is not sanctioned under our laws.”

“The (Philippine) Extradition Law (Presidential Decree 1069) allows extradition only pursuant to a treaty. There's no extradition treaty between the Philippines and Malaysia,” she stressed.

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