Court upholds death sentences for 7 Filipinos over Lahad Datu incursion

The Federal Court today upheld the death sentences of seven Filipinos, including a nephew of self-proclaimed Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram, for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago.

A three-judge panel, led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, unanimously dismissed the review applications submitted by the seven men.

“The applications from...