Photos show that Altantuya was in France...

While French police investigations have revealed that Altantuya Shaariibuu never entered France from 1999 to 2006, there are photographs of her taken in Paris published several years ago, that indicate otherwise.

A report on the French police investigations was carried by online news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) in an article headlined 'French probe: Altantuya never entered France'.

The report published yesterday was based on confidential investigative documents submitted to the French judicial inquiry that is looking into alleged kickbacks paid out in the 2002 Scorpene submarine deal between French firm DCNS and the Malaysian government.

However, in 2007, a series of photographs made available to Asia Sentinel by Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Habshi, the former honourary Mongolian consul-general in Malaysia, showed Altantuya "on the trip of her life to Europe".

According to the Hong Kong-based news portal, Syed Abdul Rahman had then declined to say where the pictures came from.


 
They are believed to have been found among Altantuya's possessions after she was killed, according to Asia Sentinel in an article headlined 'Who was Altantuya Shaariibuu?', written by John Berthelsen on Dec 5 of that year.

"If you go to the Asia Sentinel site, you will see pictures of her standing in front of a Louis Vuitton store, the Buddha Bar, Notre Dame Cathedral and a whole flock of other locations in Paris," Berthelsen told Malaysiakini.

Berthelsen, a former Asian Wall Street Journal correspondent in Malaysia, also said Altantuya's family had declined to elaborate on the photographs.

However, in April this year, Altantuya's father Setev Shaariibuu told a press conference hosted by Suaram in Kuala Lumpur that his daughter's visa to France was issued in Kuala Lumpur under the name "Amina Abdullah" and that she was supposed to enter Paris after flying to Germany.

Red flag on alleged Altantuya-Najib photo

The FMT report says the latest revelation from the French police investigation raises a red flag on the existence of a photograph of the Mongolian woman, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his close ally, Abdul Razak Baginda in Paris, allegedly taken between 2004 and 2006.

The alleged photograph was made known at the murder trial of Altantuya during the testimony of her cousin Burmaa Oyunchimeg, who had accompanied the Altantuya to Kuala Lumpur to purportedly extort money from Abdul Razak.

The photograph was not among Altantuya's possessions after her body - blown into bits with C4 military explosives - was found in a jungle clearing in Shah Alam in October 2006.

Two police officers who were once bodyguards to Najib have been convicted of Altantuya's murder and sentenced to death. They are now awaiting their appeal.

Abdul Razak (left) was also charged with abetment in Altantuya's murder, but he was acquitted without being called to make his defence.

FMT reported that the French police investigation papers revealed that Najib - who was defence minister at that time - and Razak were on an official visit to Paris from June 16 to 18 in 2000.

Najib also visited France in July 2001, July 2003, June 2005 and October 2007 but it is possible that Najib and his entourage could have entered France through diplomatic channels, the FMT report said.

Officials of state-owned defence giant DCNS have also informed the French police that they never met a person named Altantuya and did not know who she was during the course of their negotiations for the Scorpene deal, the report said.

The confidential documents also raise questions about Altantuya's role as a translator for the deal since the DCNS officials had also informed the French police that negotiations for the submarines were done in Malaysia, not in France.

"One official - DCNS former sales manager in Malaysia, Fredric Faura - told the French investigators that the negotiations were conducted in English, not in French, so there is no need for an interpreter," FMT added in its report.

"Furthermore, Altantuya did not speak French, so she could not have acted as an English-French interpreter." - malaysiakini

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Gambar Menunjukkan Altantuya Berada Di Paris Tersebar...

Siasatan polis mendapati penterjemah Mongolia tidak pernah memasuki Perancis 1999-2006, tetapi gambar yang diterbitkan pada tahun 2007 menunjukkan bukti sebaliknya, kata satu laporan.

Manakala penyiasatan polis Perancis telah mendedahkan bahawa Altantuya Shaariibuu, tidak pernah memasuki Perancis 1999-2006, terdapat gambar-gambar yang diambil di Paris yang disiarkan beberapa tahun lepas, yang menyatakan sebaliknya.

Satu laporan mengenai penyiasatan polis Perancis telah dibawa oleh portal berita dalam talian Free Malaysia Today (FMT) dalam artikel yang bertajuk 'Prench probe: Altantuya never entered France'.

Laporan yang diterbitkan hari ini adalah berdasarkan dokumen sulit penyiasatan yang dikemukakan kepada siasatan kehakiman Perancis itu yang sedang mencari dakwaan rasuah yang dibayar di dalam perjanjian kapal selam Scorpene pada 5 Jun 2002 antara firma pertahanan Perancis DCNS dan kerajaan Malaysia.

Walau bagaimanapun, pada tahun 2007, satu siri gambar yang disediakan untuk Asia Sentinel oleh Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Habshi, bekas konsul kehormat Mongolia di Malaysia, memberitahu bahawa buat Altantuya, "ini adalah perjalanan untuk hidupnya ke Eropah".

Menurut portal berita Hong Kong, Syed Abdul Rahman telah enggan menyatakan dari mana sumber gambar tersebut muncul.



Mereka dipercayai telah menemui harta benda kepunyaan Altantuya selepas dia dibunuh, menurut Asia Sentinel dalam sebuah artikel yang bertajuk 'Who was Altantuya Shaariibuu?', yang ditulis oleh John Berthelsen pada 5 Disember tahun yang sama.

"Jika anda pergi ke laman Asia Sentinel, anda akan melihat gambar Altantuya berdiri di depan kedai Louis Vuitton, Buddha Bar, Cathderal Notre Dame dan seluruh lokasi lain di Paris," komen Berthelsen kepada Malaysiakini.

Berthelsen, bekas wartawan Asia Wall Street Journal di Malaysia, juga berkata keluarga Altantuya telah enggan mengulas lanjut mengenai gambar-gambar tersebut.

Walau bagaimanapun, pada bulan April tahun ini, bapa Altantuya, Setev Shaariibuu memberitahu satu sidang akhbar yang dihoskan oleh Suaram di Kuala Lumpur bahawa visa anak perempuannya ke Perancis telah dikeluarkan di Kuala Lumpur di bawah nama itu "Amina Abdullah" dan bahawa dia telah sepatutnya untuk memasuki Paris selepas terbang ke Jerman.

Amaran dakwaan foto Altantuya-Najib

Laporan FMT berkata bukti terbaru dari penyiasatan polis Perancis menimbulkan amaran pada kewujudan gambar wanita Mongolia itu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Altantuya dan sekutu rapat beliau, Abdul Razak Baginda di Paris, yang didakwa diambil di antara 2004 dan 2006.

Gambar yang dikatakan telah dikenali pasti pada perbicaraan pembunuhan Altantuya semasa kenyataan saksi yang juga sepupunya Burmaa Oyunchimeg, yang telah menemani Altantuya ke Kuala Lumpur untuk memeras wang komisen yang dijanjikan daripada Abdul Razak.

Gambar tersebut adalah bukan antara harta benda Altantuya selepas tubuhnya - dibungkus ke dalam bit beserta bahan letupan tentera gred C4 - dijumpai dalam satu kawasan pembersihan hutan di Shah Alam pada Oktober 2006.

Dua pegawai polis yang pernah menjadi pengawal peribadi Najib Altantuya telah disabitkan dengan pembunuhan Altantuya dan dihukum mati.

Mereka kini menunggu rayuan mereka.

Abdul Razak juga didakwa bersubahat dalam pembunuhan Altantuya, tetapi beliau telah dibebaskan tanpa dipanggil membela diri.

FMT melaporkan bahawa kertas siasatan Perancis polis mendedahkan bahawa Najib Altantuya - yang merupakan Menteri Pertahanan pada masa itu - dan Razak Baginda, berada dalam lawatan rasmi ke Paris dari 16 Jun hingga 18 pada tahun 2000.

Najib juga melawat Perancis pada Julai 2001, Julai 2003, Jun 2005 dan Oktober 2007 tetapi ia adalah mungkin bahawa Najib dan rombongannya telah memasuki Perancis melalui saluran diplomatik, kata laporan FMT.
Pegawai gergasi pertahanan milik kerajaan DCNS juga telah memaklumkan kepada polis Perancis bahawa mereka tidak pernah bertemu dengan orang yang dinamakan Altantuya dan tidak tahu yang dia hadir semasa rundingan untuk perjanjian Scorpene, kata laporan itu.

Dokumen-dokumen sulit juga menimbulkan persoalan tentang peranan Altantuya sebagai penterjemah bagi perjanjian itu sejak pegawai DCNS juga telah memaklumkan kepada polis Perancis bahawa rundingan untuk kapal selam telah dilakukan di Malaysia, bukan di Perancis.

"Satu bekas pengurus jualan rasmi DCNS di Malaysia, Fredric Faura - memberitahu penyiasat Perancis bahawa rundingan telah dijalankan dalam bahasa Inggeris, tidak dalam bahasa Perancis, jadi tidak perlu bagi seorang jurubahasa," FMT ditambah dalam laporannya.

"Tambahan pula, Altantuya tidak bercakap Perancis, jadi dia tidak dapat bertindak sebagai jurubahasa Bahasa Inggeris-Perancis."

Foto tunjuk Altantuya pernah ke Perancis

Tengok Najib, teringat Altantuya. Tengok Altantuya, teringat Najib

Dengan tersebarnya gambar2 neh telah membuktikan dua perkara iaitu ;

1. Altantuya memang berada di Perancis.

2. Kehadiran Altantuya di Perancis atas sebab2 tertentu.

Kenapa Altantuya pergi ke Perancis atas nama Amina Abdullah? 

Kenapa visa dia ke Perancis dikeluarkan di Kuala Lumpur? 

Siapa yang bertanggungjawab proses permohonannya? 

Kenapa guna nama Amina Abdullah dan bukan guna nama Altantuya?

Comments...

Building Castle In The Air  - One can enter first EU country with passport and travels to other EU countries without showing passport. Perhaps Altantuya has entered France from London via the English Channel or from neighbouring EU country like Switzerlan, Germang, Netherland, Belgium, Italy. That is why her name was not registered in France.

Jimmy Ng - Altantuya was most likely travelling under a different name and passport ! The "Amina Abdullah " alias is definitely a possibility since presumably top level govt officials within the country would have no problems issuing a brand new "passport" to facilitate travel. Just cross reference the dates of travel by these "scoundrels " to France and some"Amina Abdullah" is bound to pop out !and .

Anonymous_3f68 - The Maastricht treaty of 1992 made the EU borderless and with an expanded membership its easy for a visitor to slither away into oblivion until unless the member states or those who are signatories to the Schengen Accord can share law enforcement data between them and they include France. SO its easy to start with one AMinah and then roll back the records to zero in on the usual suspects from Malaysia and their clandestine connections ???

Anonymous_5fb - Immigration records can be erased in Malaysia. So in France as well? Or, can it be she entered using Amina instead of Altantuya? Or, a Malaysian instead of a Maongolian national? Interesting, more worms are coming out from the cans.

Jeremy Tankh - If Altantuya's record of entry at Malaysian immigration could be wiped off in Malaysia, there is high possibility of her travelling in Europe with a Malaysian Passport, instead of Mongolian, and likely with the name of Amina Abdullah, obviously made possible by the same group of people behind the Malaysian Immigration missdeeds.

 

cheers.