Jamilah Taib Murray, daughter of Sarawak Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud, will face Swiss human rights and environment NGO Bruno Manser Funds (BMF) in the Civil Court of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland on Wednesday.

Taib Murray, her husband, Sean Murray, and her Canada-based real estate corporation Sakto Group are suing BMF and its director Lukas Straumann for defamation.

This was based on statements allegedly...