The PAS man says he would arrange to meet the fugitive in Australia for a video interview about his motive for killing Altantuya.
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KUALA LUMPUR: PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar today urged fugitive Sirul Azhar Umar to contact him and disclose his motive for killing Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Speaking at a press conference at PAS headquarters here, Mahfuz said he was keen to get to the bottom of the mystery and announced his phone number (019-442-3685) and e-mail address (mahfuz455@yahoo.com) for Sirul’s benefit.
He said the former police corporal could also contact him through his Facebook.
The Federal Court last week sentenced Sirul and his accomplice, former chief inspector Azilah Hadri, to death for the 2006 murder of the glamorous fashion model, who also worked as a translator in Malaysia’s negotiations with a French company for the purchase of submarines when Najib Abdul Razak was Defence Minister.
The motive of the murder was never established.
Sirul was absent from court during the sentencing, having left for Australia last October. He is still in that country, which has abolished the death penalty. Canberra has indicated that it won’t extradite him although it has an extradition treaty with Malaysia.
Mahfuz said he wasn’t disputing the Federal Court decision against Sirul and Azilah but was curious about the motive of the murder.
“They were not ordinary policemen,” he said. “They belonged to the Special Action Unit. They would kill when ordered to do so.”
He said he would arrange to meet Sirul in Australia to conduct a video interview with him and would submit the recording to Malaysian police.
Mahfuz denied that he was merely seeking publicity.
FMTKUALA LUMPUR: PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar today urged fugitive Sirul Azhar Umar to contact him and disclose his motive for killing Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Speaking at a press conference at PAS headquarters here, Mahfuz said he was keen to get to the bottom of the mystery and announced his phone number (019-442-3685) and e-mail address (mahfuz455@yahoo.com) for Sirul’s benefit.
He said the former police corporal could also contact him through his Facebook.
The Federal Court last week sentenced Sirul and his accomplice, former chief inspector Azilah Hadri, to death for the 2006 murder of the glamorous fashion model, who also worked as a translator in Malaysia’s negotiations with a French company for the purchase of submarines when Najib Abdul Razak was Defence Minister.
The motive of the murder was never established.
Sirul was absent from court during the sentencing, having left for Australia last October. He is still in that country, which has abolished the death penalty. Canberra has indicated that it won’t extradite him although it has an extradition treaty with Malaysia.
Mahfuz said he wasn’t disputing the Federal Court decision against Sirul and Azilah but was curious about the motive of the murder.
“They were not ordinary policemen,” he said. “They belonged to the Special Action Unit. They would kill when ordered to do so.”
He said he would arrange to meet Sirul in Australia to conduct a video interview with him and would submit the recording to Malaysian police.
Mahfuz denied that he was merely seeking publicity.
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