Mahkamah tangguh dengar permohonan semakan kehakiman bapa Altantuya

On August 25, Altantuya Shaariibuu, a woman from Mongolia, filed a petition for the High Court to hear her appeal regarding her father's request for a fresh investigation and sworn statements (SD) from former police officer Azilah Hadri. Her lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, stated that the postponement of the hearing until January 12, 2027, was granted after the respondent requested permission to submit a reply to their affidavit.

According to Sangeet, the respondent's affidavit claimed that Shaariibuu had not provided information under Section 107 of the Penal Code, so the authorities were not obligated to inform her of the investigation's status. Responding to this, Deo submitted a police report made by the petitioner in 2018, specifically requesting an investigation to identify who ordered the murder of Altantuya.

Shaariibuu filed an appeal on August 25, naming the chief of police, the director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), police, a lawyer, and the government as respondents. She sought a declaration that the failure of all respondents to inform her of the latest developments in the CID's investigation on September 24, 2019, alongside the additional affidavit and Azilah's sworn statement, violates the law.

Both Azilah's affidavit dated September 24, 2024, and the SD dated October 17, 2019, were submitted to support her petition for capital punishment, heard by the Federal Court on October 10, 2024. These documents included Azilah's statement that she received orders from superiors to carry out a covert operation to kill and cover up the death.

Shaariibuu also requested a mandamus order to compel all respondents to complete the investigation within a month and submit a detailed report on the investigation's status within seven days of the court's decision. She also sought clarification on the reason for the court's decision if the investigation was classified as a case not for further action (NFA).