Mahkamah tangguh dengar permohonan semakan kehakiman bapa Altantuya

On 2006, the body of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu was burned following a shooting in the forested area of Puncak Alam, Selangor. Kuala Lumpur: The High Court postponed today's hearing of the request for permission to appeal by Altantuya Shaariibuu's father, who is seeking the investigation of additional affidavits and sworn statements (SD) from former police officer Azilah Hadri.

Attorney Sangeet Kaur Deo, representing Shaariibuu, stated that the postponement until January 12, 2027, was granted after the respondent requested permission to file an affidavit of response to her affidavit. According to Sangeet, the respondent's statement claims that Shaariibuu did not present information under Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code, so the authorities were not required to inform her of the investigation status.

"In response, we submitted a police report submitted by the applicant in 2018 to the court, specifically requesting an investigation to identify those who ordered the murder of Altantuya," she said in a statement. Shaariibuu filed the appeal on August 25, naming the chief of police, the director-general of criminal intelligence (JSJ), the police, the attorney general, and the government as respondents.

She demanded a declaration that the failure of all respondents to inform recent developments in the JSJ Bukit Aman investigation by the additional affidavit and Azilah's SD violates the law. Azilah's affidavit dated September 24, 2024, and the SD dated October 17, 2019, were submitted to support the request for posthumous execution, heard by the Federal Court on October 10, 2024.

Among other things, both documents contain Azilah's statement that she received instructions from superiors to carry out a secret operation to kill and cover up the death of the victim. Shaariibuu also requested a mandamus order to compel all respondents to complete the investigation within a month and to submit a detailed report on the status of the investigation within seven days after the court's decision.

She also requested to be informed of the reasons for the decision if the investigation was classified as not leading to further action (NFA).