PI Bala's 'double SD' case closed.....

The authorities have closed a case against private investigator P Balasubramaniam for giving a false statement in his statutory declarations. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said that the decision to close the case was made after "careful consideration" on the results of the police probe and witness statements.

"Although there are contradictions between the two statutory declarations, it did not at all affect the Altantuya trial.

"Moreoever, it is believed that the individual (Balasubramaniam) is still abroad," said Mohd Nazri in a written reply to question posed during his winding-up speech on the Supply Bill (2011) on Monday.

He said that investigations on Balasubramaniam was conducted under Section 199 of the Penal Code for providing false statements.

Under this law, offenders are liable to a maximum jail term of three years and a fine.

It is believed that investigations against Balasubramaniam were commenced after he retracted a damning statutory declaration in July 2008, which implicated Prime Minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.

The statutory declaration - which also accused Najib of having a tryst with Altantuya in Singapore - was retracted under suspicious circumstances. Balasubramaniam also fled the country immediately after the fiasco.

Baca 'Nazri kes 2 SD PI Bala ditutup' di sini.

source:malaysiakini

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