By Adib Zalkapli
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished Abdul Razak Baginda well, but questioned the manner in which the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case was handled by the police and the prosecution.
“Of course on a personal level, I wish Razak well, but the issue here revolves around the court procedure and the investigations,” he told reporters when met at the Jalan Duta court complex.
The Shah Alam High Court earlier today acquitted Razak, who was charged with abetting in the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya, but ordered Corporal Sirul Azha Umar and Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, both charged with murder, to enter their defence.
“There is a general and growing perception that the investigation was not done professionally, that there is clear motive to cover up. A lot of evidence was not adduced,” said Anwar.
Anwar also questioned the move to change the prosecution team and the presiding judge. The case was originally heard before Justice K.N. Segara before it was transferred to Justice Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yassin. The prosecution team led by Salehuddin Saidin was replaced with another team led by Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah.
“The prosecution here has failed to conduct the case professionally. That we have seen from the beginning. The changes made and the judge, so this is the initial concern,” said Anwar.
He also commented on the alleged involvement of the Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
“In the light of more revelations involving the Deputy Prime Minister and SMSes and evidence we have raised in Parliament, and the public has raised this a number of times, so while I am not physically on the Abdul Razak Baginda case, the case is clearly bigger than what it is,” he added.
Early this month, Malaysia Today carried a report detailing what it alleged was an exchange of text messages between Najib and Datuk Shafee Abdullah, the prominent lawyer who represented Razak, a close associate of Najib.
In one SMS, Najib allegedly tells the lawyer that Razak — his advisor — “will face a tentative charge but all is not lost”.
Najib later said the SMS exchange was private and insisted that there was no abuse of power.
Disaat najib Razak masuk pertandingan Presiden – razak baginda pula keluar makamah !!!!! pa semua ini????????????????????
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altantuya di malaysia hanya kenal abdul razak seorang dan sekarang abdul razak DIBEBASKAN kerana TAK SALAH. DSAI Malaysia sekarang makin lama makin teruk, rakyat tak salah dihukum dan pegawai(pangkat dato) yang salah dibebaskan
Apa macam Malaysia oh tanah air ku. DSAI selamatlah Malaysia secepat cepat yang mungkin
Alhamdullah
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Salam.
Apakah motif pembunuhan?
Jika bukan Razak Baginda, siapa agaknya?
Dah abis siasat ker kes nie?
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The acquittal of Razak Baginda has proven Najib’s SMS response to Shafee Abdullah that “all is not lost” to be correct, correct, correct! Now with the continued disappearance of P I Balasubramaniam (has he also been blown up by C4?)especially when he implicated Najib in his first SD, Najib has got a lot to answer. It now appears that this case will be closed to hide all the remaining skeletons with only “light” sentences meted to the other 2 accused, the police inspector and corporal. The big loser in this sordid scandal is Altantuya’s father Setev Shaaribu, and we hope that he will come up with fresh evidence to ensure that the “real culprits” do not escape justice. Setev Shaaribu cannot expect to get justice from the Malaysian courts,going by the verdict to acquit Baginda today. He has now to make use of his Mongolian govt to approach the UN and other external bodies to get to the bottom of this whole cover up.
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YB DSAI, please lah we the rakyat beg you to end our misery, either that or we will be worse off than myanmar, zimbahwe or cambodia. Do you want to see your beloved Malaysia go down the drain. macam mana ini, if you have the MP’S to cross over please do so, please change the govt. we the rakyat are behind you, Now with zaki in charge you as well as every donkey aunty knows, it is just a matter of time before they put you back into prison, there is no more justice in this country, it has turned into a dictatorship by hidden hands , tuned to a hidden AGENDA. THAT IS TO ROB AND RAPE THE COUNTRY UNTILL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT, SO PLEASE LAH, KALAU BOLIH, JATUHKAN KERAJAAN INI SERTA MERTA.
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hello boss,
yang ku konfuse ni ialah….. pahal pula 2rang pulis tu pi bom sampai berkecai jasad altantuya. siapa punya arahan… apa juga dendam kesumat pulis-pulis tu terhadap altantuya sehingga demikian rupa cara pembunuhannya. na sekarang orang yang memang kenal benar dengan altantuya dah dibebaskan.. . rugi besarlah kau boss…yang sangup jadi kambing hitam. sekarang boss mu syok-syok sekarang makan sedap sedap dirumah. yang kamu tu jilat batulah dalam penjara.
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It was set from the beginning – Razak will be released without having to defend himself, while the two poor policemen were the scapegoats. Even before becoming PM, the DPM has already ‘flexed’ given a loud hint of what he is capable of.
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Bruce Sum Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Bolehland using JUNGLE Law now. Even before this disgraceful court case starts, I already had the gut feeling that this case will definitely end up as it is now. In fact, I’ve told friends, who are also following this case, my prediction on the outcome of this Mongolian case. A lot of hidden hands (actually most of us could easily guess these hands belong to who) playing behind the scene. This is a shameful case that reveals to the whole world that our country’s judiciary is a real mockery. Foreign investors will be running helter-skelter to other neighbouring countries because they are worried that they will not receive a fair judicial recourse in times of any future discords with some “ULTRA BIG SHOTS” here. BTW, the 2 MASK MEN who were ushered in and out of the courtroom (every time I saw them being pushed around, like a bloody cartoon, during the TV news broadcast), who the hell are they? Supposed to be the 2 police scapegoats, but they could be any Tom, Dick and Harry, under the mask. Ha! Ha! The same old modus operandi ‘they’ deployed 10 yrs. ago, moving the famous MATTRESS in and out of the courtroom, intentionally, to disgrace DSAI. This time around, ‘they’ are toying around with this 2 masterpiece cartoons. Ha! Ha! Stinks.
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persoalannya jika razak tidak bersalah,siapa yang menyuruh kedua polis tersebut untuk membunuh altantuya?
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If Razak did not order the killing, then siapa? The Orang Utans in Zoo Negara?
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Since Razak Baginda, the fall guy, with no further obstacles or hindrances in sight for Nargis in his ascending to the Top Power, has been released, and the real murderers whose identities are obvious are still at large with RPK detained under ISA and PI Balasundram exiled overseas there is no other major obstacles and hindrances to Nargis’ ascendancy to the pinnacle of his power come March 2009. This is only obvious that UMNO has now the final say in justice with their man Zaki as the Chief Justice. This is the obvious Justice of Malaysia, the laughing stock of the whole world, Malaysia should be boycotted by the world communities for their greatest injustices towards human rights and common normal justices.
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Altantuya committed suicide upon being jilted. The suicide was abetted by Corporal Sirul Azha Umar and Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri. Very plausible. Najib and Rosmah not involved. The issue is where is the commission money ?!!
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Kita rakyat Malaysia masih ada peluang lagi walaupun tipis untuk melihat keadilan Kita harap Chief Inspector Azilah dan Cpl. Sirul Azha akan memberitahu siapa yang memberi arahan semasa pembelaan mempertahankan diri. Tentu sekali Razak boleh dipanggil semula sebagai saksi selepas itu. Saya masih yakin bahawa perancangan Allah sentiasa mengatasi perancangan manusia yang jahat. Insha Allah semuanya akan terbongkar.
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yo, all malaysian….siapa kato malaysia tiada undang-undang atau Jungle Law?
tengoklah…razak baginda dibebaskan menunjukkan satu kehakiman malaysia yang terbaik. bcos he never do it. sumpah, dia tidak melakukanya dan dia sepatutnya dibebaskan.
Yang mengarah pembunuhan itu akan ditangkap kemudian, sebelum march 2009.
so our half past six PM akan remain dia punya jawatan. “dun say im dumb, this is my long term strategy” from my son in law (graduated from Oxford)
YB DSAI, i beleive u also a very smart person… good luck n see u in putrajaya soon.
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