Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case linked to Malaysia’s Najib takes fresh twist
The father of the Mongolian woman has sought a new investigation into her 2006 killing, alleging the ex-PM’s involvement
Shaariibuu Setev, 76, has applied for a judicial review to compel Malaysian authorities to investigate the contents of a sworn affidavit made from death row in 2019 by one of the men convicted of killing the Mongolian woman, Shaariibuu’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said in a statement on Thursday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Representatives for Najib, Azilah and the Attorney General’s Chambers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Azilah had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment last year. He used the sworn affidavit to support his application, and the public prosecutor did not dispute its contents, Sangeet said in the statement.
The hearing on the judicial review application will be held on September 29, Sangeet said separately by text.
If successful, the application would reopen an investigation into a murder that shocked Malaysia and left questions about the motive unresolved for almost two decades.