Jumaat, 23 Ogos 2013
All eyes now on Malaysia's 'Endless Possibilities' PM to find out who killed Altantuya
Seven years on, no one has paid the price for
the death of Altantuya Shaariibuuu. And no one knows why the pretty
Mongolian was killed one night in October 2006.
But today's Court of Appeal decision does not close the file on her mysterious murder.
Instead, the ruling to acquit former chief
inspector Azilah Hadri and former corporal Sirul Azhar Umar raises more
questions than ever.
Who killed her? Why?
She
was shot dead and C4 explosives were allegedly used to blow her to bits
but both police commandos said they had no access to the explosives. So
what happened? Were there others involved?
She came into the country but there were no
immigration records with her name. Did she use another passport? Can the
authorities explain this?
Some of these questions that could have been answered if the likes of DSP Musa Safri had been called to give evidence.
The prosecution did not call him and the
appeal court today allowed the appeal because material witnesses were
not called to testify, including Musa.
Musa would have been able to testify what help that political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda had asked him to fend off Altantuya.
The interpreter had become Abdul Razak's
lover but later hounded him that he had to hire private investigator P.
Balasubramaniam to keep watch on her. When Altantuya turned up that
fateful night on October 18, 2006, the policemen scooped her and that
was the last time she was seen alive.
What followed rocked Malaysia's political
establishment. Abdul Razak was held in connection with the murder and
both police commandos Azilah and Sirul were later charged for
Altantuya's murder.
Their connection to each other was simply
Musa, who was aide-de-camp to then deputy prime minister and defence
minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Now prime minister, Najib has denied any
links to the case although Abdul Razak was closely associated with him.
Will today's ruling provide closure for him too?
Will it also provide closure for Abdul Razak,
who was the first to be acquitted of conspiring to kill Altantuya. He
had admitted to fending her off but not asking for her death.
Interestingly, the prosecution never appealed his acquittal.
But the prosecution has said it would appeal
today's ruling that freed Azilah and Sirul, both of whom were hooded and
shielded from public view during their 159-day murder trial.
That again raises more questions. And endless possibilities.
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