Lawyer Ramkarpal said Prime Minister Najib Abdul
Razak and his former aide de camp DSP Musa Safri are potential witnesses
to be called in the civil suit filed by Setev Shaariibuu.
Ramkarpal, who has been elected as Bukit Gelugor MP following the sudden death of his father Karpal Singh, said his firm will write to the High Court in Shah Alam tomorrow.
"We will be asking for an early case management date following today's decision on the two accused of Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder.
"The
civil suit (against the government) could not go on pending this
criminal trial. Following the judgment of the Federal Court today, we
will ask for a hearing date," Ramkarpal (left) told Malaysiakini when contacted.
"Najib and Musa are certainly potential witnesses to be called," he added.
Karpal, who originally respresented Setev, said when commenting on the acquittal of Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar by the High Court in Shah Alam, that his client intended to call Najib and Musa as witnesses.
Citing the United States case of former American football star, OJ Simpson, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, Karpal in commenting on the acquittal of the two UTK officers said the civil suit against Simpson found him liable of the offence.
Setev filed a RM100 million suit against the government following his daughter's death.
The Federal Court, which is the highest in the country, today convicted Azilah and Sirul of Altantuya's murder, overturning their August 2013 acquittal by the Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court ruled that the phone calls Azilah made that fateful night, along with the jewellery of Altantuya found in Sirul's jacket, had proven the prosecution's case beyond reasoanable doubt.
Ramkarpal, who has been elected as Bukit Gelugor MP following the sudden death of his father Karpal Singh, said his firm will write to the High Court in Shah Alam tomorrow.
"We will be asking for an early case management date following today's decision on the two accused of Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder.
"The
civil suit (against the government) could not go on pending this
criminal trial. Following the judgment of the Federal Court today, we
will ask for a hearing date," Ramkarpal (left) told Malaysiakini when contacted."Najib and Musa are certainly potential witnesses to be called," he added.
Karpal, who originally respresented Setev, said when commenting on the acquittal of Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar by the High Court in Shah Alam, that his client intended to call Najib and Musa as witnesses.
Citing the United States case of former American football star, OJ Simpson, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, Karpal in commenting on the acquittal of the two UTK officers said the civil suit against Simpson found him liable of the offence.
Setev filed a RM100 million suit against the government following his daughter's death.
The Federal Court, which is the highest in the country, today convicted Azilah and Sirul of Altantuya's murder, overturning their August 2013 acquittal by the Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court ruled that the phone calls Azilah made that fateful night, along with the jewellery of Altantuya found in Sirul's jacket, had proven the prosecution's case beyond reasoanable doubt.
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