Los Angeles - The Sultan of Brunei cannot be sued by a former Miss USA beauty queen who claims she was held captive in his palace for use as a sex slave, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The judge found Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's status as a head of state entitled him to "sovereign immunity" from the $90 million lawsuit by Ms Shannon LaRhea Marketic (27).
Sultan cannot be sued, says judge
Los Angeles - The Sultan of Brunei cannot be sued by a former Miss USA beauty queen who claims she was held captive in his palace…
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