Prosecution files notice of appeal on Altantuya acquittal

The decision to discharge and acquit Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar of Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder will go to the Federal Court.

This follows the prosecution in the case had already file a notice of appeal last Friday, the day the Court of Appeal made the decision.

Deputy solicitor-general II Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah has confirmed in a text message that the notice had been filed.

“The notice (of appeal) has been filed on the same day as the decision,” said Tun Majid (right).

It was reported that Azilah and Sirul were freed by the Court of Appeal after Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, the third member in the cuoram, ruled there were serious misdirections by the Shah Alam High Court judge who heard the case.

This included the non-calling of Najib Abdul Razak’s aide-de-camp DSP Musa Safri, who allegedly informed political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda that he would sent someone to assist him with the Altantuya matter.

Normally in criminal cases, the losing party can file the notice within 14 days of the decision.

By Hafiz Yatim