Altantuya Was Blown Up By Two Policemen, Prosecution Tells Court

SHAH ALAM, June 18 (Bernama) -- The police found traces of Mongolian, Altantuya Shaariibuu's, blood on the slippers of Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar of the Special Action Unit who, together with Chief Insp Azilah Hadri, had killed her by blowing her up, the High Court here was told Monday.
Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah who is leading the prosecution team, said the police also found several items belonging to Altantuya in Sirul Azhar's possession and the latter had also confessed to his superior officer regarding the murder case.
The prosecution would also show that the cause of death was "probable blast-related injuries" as contained in the pathologist's report and adduce evidence to show the location where Altantuya was murdered.
He said this in his opening remarks in the trial of Sirul Azhar, 35, and Azilah, 30, who are charged with murdering Altantuya, 28, in Mukim Bukit Raja, near here, between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20 last year.
Jointly tried with them is Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, 46, who is charged with abetting them to commit the crime in the Federal Territory between 9.54am on Oct 18 last year and 9.45pm the following day.
Tun Abdul Majid told Justice Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin that the prosecution would adduce evidence and tender exhibits to show the link and the planning among the three that night to murder Altantuya by blowing her up.

Abdul Razak sought lover's death: DPP

Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda ordered the killing of his former Mongolian lover, a prosecutor said in his opening statements at a politically charged murder trial today.
Abdul Razak, 47, is charged with abetting the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, 28, in a slaying that stunned Malaysia.
Lead prosecutor Tun Majid Tun Hamzah told the High Court that Abdul Razak abetted two accused police officers "in planning and giving instructions so that the deceased is killed."
Tun Majid said the policemen, Azilah Hadri, 30, and Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, "carried out the killing," and told the court a confession from Sirul would be among the evidence presented.
He said Altantuya had written a note to Abdul Razak in which she threatened his child if he refused to help her financially.
Prosecutors also intend to prove that a car owned by Azilah was used to take Altantuya to the murder scene in Shah Alam district southwest of the capital Kuala Lumpur, Tun Majid said.
"The prosecution will prove the cause of death was 'probable blast-related injuries' as is proven in a medical report by pathologists," he said.
A pair of blood-stained slippers were found in a car belonging to Sirul, and DNA testing confirmed the blood was from Altantuya, he said.
All three accused face the death penalty if convicted.
Abdul Razak has vehemently denied any involvement in the case.
- AFP