The police should re-open their investigations
into the gruesome murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu following the recent
revelations made by convicted murderer Sirul Azhar Umar.
Ramkarpal Singh, who is also a lawyer for the family of the slain Mongolian, said it is the duty of the police to re-open the investigations, especially in light of Sirul's expose.
The new probe should focus on who instructed the two police commandos to kill Altantuya, Ramkarpal said, given Sirul's revelation that he was under orders and the people with the motive to murder are free.
"These are no ordinary revelations that can be ignored. The people have the right to know who directed the assassination," he said in a statement.
Sirul
and Azilah Hadri were sentenced to death by the Federal Court for
killing Altantuya, despite the motive for the murder not having been
established.
Ramkarpal (right), who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, described the murder as the most gruesome and highly publicised, and claimed it was a fact that Sirul did not even know Altantuya.
“Having been convicted by the Federal Court recently, both Sirul and Azilah seem to be at the centre of a much larger scenario, which forms the narrative of this murder,” he said.
“Although the Federal Court found the duo guilty, beyond reasonable doubt, for the murder of Altantuya, the matter does not come to an end as a result of the said conviction if evidence subsequently emerges implicating others, such as in this case.”
'Public interest warrants case be re-opened'
Ramkarpal noted that there was also a civil suit pending against Azilah, Sirul, political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and the government as defendants, as such revelations by Sirul would certainly be relevant to the this matter.
The High Court in Shah Alam has fixed March 13 for the case management of this matter, following the conclusion of the criminal case last month after the matter remained in imbroglio after having been filed in 2007.
Ramkarpal said recently that Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar had stated that the question of motive behind the murder was a non-issue, since the same court had not established it, and it was not for the police to investigate the matter.
“The IGP could not have been wrong (in this),” he said.
“I call upon the IGP to initiate fresh investigations into the matter forthwith in the public interests,” the lawyer reiterated.
Khalid told reporters today that the police would not re-open the investigation into the matter unless Sirul gives new information about the case.
Sirul's mother Piah Samad is also preparing to go to Australia to meet with her son, who is being detained at the Villawood Detention facility in Sydney.
Ramkarpal Singh, who is also a lawyer for the family of the slain Mongolian, said it is the duty of the police to re-open the investigations, especially in light of Sirul's expose.
The new probe should focus on who instructed the two police commandos to kill Altantuya, Ramkarpal said, given Sirul's revelation that he was under orders and the people with the motive to murder are free.
"These are no ordinary revelations that can be ignored. The people have the right to know who directed the assassination," he said in a statement.
Sirul
and Azilah Hadri were sentenced to death by the Federal Court for
killing Altantuya, despite the motive for the murder not having been
established.Ramkarpal (right), who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, described the murder as the most gruesome and highly publicised, and claimed it was a fact that Sirul did not even know Altantuya.
“Having been convicted by the Federal Court recently, both Sirul and Azilah seem to be at the centre of a much larger scenario, which forms the narrative of this murder,” he said.
“Although the Federal Court found the duo guilty, beyond reasonable doubt, for the murder of Altantuya, the matter does not come to an end as a result of the said conviction if evidence subsequently emerges implicating others, such as in this case.”
'Public interest warrants case be re-opened'
Ramkarpal noted that there was also a civil suit pending against Azilah, Sirul, political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and the government as defendants, as such revelations by Sirul would certainly be relevant to the this matter.
The High Court in Shah Alam has fixed March 13 for the case management of this matter, following the conclusion of the criminal case last month after the matter remained in imbroglio after having been filed in 2007.
Ramkarpal said recently that Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar had stated that the question of motive behind the murder was a non-issue, since the same court had not established it, and it was not for the police to investigate the matter.
“The IGP could not have been wrong (in this),” he said.
“I call upon the IGP to initiate fresh investigations into the matter forthwith in the public interests,” the lawyer reiterated.
Khalid told reporters today that the police would not re-open the investigation into the matter unless Sirul gives new information about the case.
Sirul's mother Piah Samad is also preparing to go to Australia to meet with her son, who is being detained at the Villawood Detention facility in Sydney.
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