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Monday, September 9, 2013

IGP refused fresh probe into Altantuya murder

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has refused to initiate a fresh investigation into the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.

“I think it is not necessary. Why should we conduct a new investigation?” Khalid said at a press conference today.

“Everybody should respect the findings of the court.”

Khalid also noted that the Attorney-General’s Chambers has filed an appeal at the Federal Court and that all parties will have to be patient until the end of the judicial process.

“If any party is not satisfied (with the decision), he has the avenue to appeal. Please wait, the court process has not finished yet,” he added.

On Aug 23, the Court of Appeal had acquitted two Special Action Unit officers - Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar - of killing Altantuya and blowing up her body with C4 explosives in 2009.

The court ruled that there had been serious misdirections by the Shah Alam High Court judge who heard the case.

This included the failure to call of police officer Musa Safri, who had allegedly told political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda that he would send someone to assist him in dealing with Altantuya, who had turned up outside his house.

Abdul Razak himself was freed of a charge of abetting in the murder without his defence being called.

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