The alleged heirs of the Sulu Sultanate have claimed they are “happy to assist” the Royal Malaysia Police’s investigation against them over a multi-billion ringgit arbitration claim linked to Sabah’s sovereignty.

In an emailed response to Malaysiakini recently, the claimants’ United Kingdom-based counsel Paul Cohen expressed his client's willingness to cooperate in the police’s probe for alleged sabotage under Section 124K of the Penal Code.

The counsel from London law firm Gray’s Inn Square claimed that...