Altantuya case: Razak acquitted

SHAH ALAM: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda was acquitted Friday of the murder abetment charge in the murder case of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
The judge ruled that the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case against him.
C/Insp Azilah and Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar, members of the Special Action Squad (UTK), were ordered by to enter their defence against the murder charge.
Both of them chose to testify under oath.
Azilah and Sirul Azhar were charged with murdering Altantuya at Mukim Bukit Raja, Selangor, between 10pm on Oct 19, 2006 and 1am the following day.
Abdul Razak was charged with abetting them in the murder of the beautiful 28-year-old translator.
He was seen leaving the court at 10.10am with his wife and daughter. He did not give a press conference outside the court building.
"I just want to go home," said Abdul Razak briefly to the press.
It has been slightly over five weeks since the prosecution closed its case and the court is expected to decide on the fate of all three accused today.
The trial had gone on for 151 days from November 2006, during which 84 prosecution witnesses testified.

tunku : let see what sirul and azilah has to say during their hearing soon.