Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said sought to tap into shared anti-colonial sentiments today to unite the government and opposition in Malaysia’s legal battles against the purported heirs of the Sulu sultanate.

Azalina (above) took aim at western courts where the Sulu faction has initiated attempts to seize Malaysia’s foreign assets.

“As a sovereign country, we must show that we are of one voice from now until June for the French (court decision); show the people...