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Altantuya murder: 19 years after, still no closure
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12, 2025: Nineteen years after two former police commandos executed Mongolian French-translator Altantuya Shaariibuu, there is still no closure.
For reasons best known to the governments of Malaysia (elected every five years), there is absolutely no interest to determine who gave the killers (cops) the “kill order”.
Worse still, one of the killers (a former cop) fled to Australia and is now living as a free man roaming the streets of Australia.
There is no effort whatsoever by the Government to try to get Sirul Azhar Umar extradicted to serve his punishment.
The two killers were also former bodyguards of the disgraced and shameless former prime minister (then the Defence Minister and DPM) Najib “1MDB” Razak who is now serving his jail sentence for corruption and abuse of power in Kajang Prison.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the plight of Altantuya’s family:
Govt, Razak Baginda get conditional stay of RM5mil debt to Altantuya’s family
-12 Feb 2025, 12:24 PM
The High Court orders the government and the political analyst to deposit RM4.7 million with the family’s solicitors pending the disposal of their appeals.
The government is appealing against a judgment for RM5 million in damages entered by the High Court in favour of the family of Altantuya Shaariibuu over her death 19 years ago. (File pic)
SHAH ALAM: The government and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda have secured a conditional stay of a RM5 million judgment awarded to Altantuya Shaariibuu’s family over her death in 2006 pending the disposal of their appeals.
Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, appearing for the family, said judicial commissioner Sumathi Murugiah allowed the stay applications filed by the government and Razak subject to payment by the government and Razak of RM4.70 million.
The payment, to be made to the account of the family’s lawyers, Karpal Singh & Co, represents 50% of the judgment sum awarded three years ago, including interest.
The law firm will hold the sum pending the disposal of the appeals brought by the government and Razak to the Court of Appeal.
The court also ordered Razak to pay costs of RM25,000 awarded under the judgment in favour of the family within 30 days.
The appeals are scheduled to be heard on May 19.
In 2022, the High Court ordered the government, Razak, and former policemen Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri to pay RM5 million in damages over Altantuya’s death.
The court said Sirul and Azilah “deliberately shot” and “strapped explosives” onto Altantuya and should be held accountable for their actions.
It held that Razak was the link between the two former policemen and Altantuya.
Altantuya’s father, Shaariibuu Setev, his wife, Altantsetseg Sanjaa, and Altantuya’s son, Mungunshagai, filed the suit, claiming that there was a conspiracy surrounding her murder.
Altantuya was shot in the head in 2006 in a forest in Puncak Alam. Her body was later blown up with explosives.
Azilah and Sirul were found guilty and sentenced to death for her murder. However last year the Federal Court commuted Azilah’s death sentence and imposed a 40-year sentence on him. The apex court also ordered that he receive 12 strokes of the rotan.
Sirul is currently living in Australia following his release from detention in 2023.
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