Setev Shaariibuu - Kenapa anak saya dibunuh?...

"Kenapa anak saya dibunuh?"

Inilah apa yang masih cuba difahami oleh Setev Shaariibuu selepas Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini menjatuhkan hukuman mati ke atas dua anggota polis kerana membunuh anak perempuannya, Altantuya.

Bagaimanapun, Setev berkata isteri dan dua anak lelaki Altantuya gembira mengetahui bahawa pesalah, Azilah Hadri dan Sirul Azhar, akan digantung bagi jenayah yang mereka lakukan.

Katanya, ini bermakna kes itu akhirnya telah selesai dan beliau boleh meneruskan samannya terhadap kerajaan  Malaysia, dan dua pegawai yang didakwanya bertanggungjawab atas kematian anak perempuannya itu.

Bercakap kepada Malaysiakini, ketika  dihubungi melalui peguamnya di Ulanbataar, Setev bagaimanapun, terus mempersoalkan motif di sebalik pembunuhan Altantuya yang diletupkan dengan bahan letupan di sebuah kawasan lapang hutan di Puncak Alam, Shah Alam, pada 19 Oktober 2006.

"Sehingga hari ini, saya tidak tahu kenapa dia dibunuh," katanya, merujuk kepada mahkamah yang tidak menjelaskan tentang motif pembunuhan itu.

Sementara itu, Setev juga menyuarakan kebimbangan bahawa tertuduh kedua Sirul hilang.

"Saya berharap polis dapat mencari segera, barulah keadilan ditegakkan untuk anak perempuan saya," katanya.

Setev juga percaya hubungan antara Malaysia dan Mongolia, yang didakwanya tegang ekoran perbicaraan kes pembunuhan Altantuya, akan bertambah baik dengan keputusan terbaru itu.

Panel lima hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan memutuskan bahawa pihak pendakwaan telah berjaya membuktikan kes melampaui keraguan yang munasabah.

Panel yang diketuai oleh Ketua Hakim Negara Tun Arifin Zakaria, menolak keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan yang membebaskan Azilah dan Sirul dan mengekalkan hukuman mati.

Setev telah memfailkan saman sivil pada 4 Jun 2007, mendapatkan gantirugi RM100 juta daripada penganalisis politik Abdul Razak Baginda dan dua pegawai polis.

Abdul Razak, rakan rapat Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, pada awalnya dituduh bersubahat dengan pembunuhan itu tetapi kemudiannya dibebaskan tanpa dipanggil membela diri.

Setev memfailkan saman itu bagi pihak isterinya, Altantsetseg Sanjaa, dan dua cucu mereka - Mungunshagai Bayarjargal dan Altanshagai Munkhtulga - yang ketika itu masing-masing berusia lapan dan 13 tahun.- mk

Dad: One question remains, why kill her...

"Why was my daughter killed?"

This is what Setev Shaariibuu is still struggling to understand after the Federal Court today sentenced two police personnel to death for the murder of his daughter, Mongolian national Altantuya.

However, Setev said his wife and Altantuya's two sons are glad to know that the culprits, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar would hang for their crime.

"This means that the case for this is finally over and I can proceed with my civil suit against the Malaysian government, and the two officers which we hold responsible for her death, as the two were government officers at the time of Altantuya's murder," he told Malaysiakini, when contacted via his lawyer in Ulanbataar.

However, Setev continued to question the motive behind Altantuya's murder where she was blown up with explosives in a jungle clearing in Puncak Alam, Shah Alam, on Oct 19, 2006.

"Until today, I do not know why she was killed," he said, referring to the courts not establishing a motive for the murder.

Meanwhile, Setev also expressed concern that second accused Sirul is missing.

"I hope the police can find him soon, only then will justice for my beloved daughter be truly served," he said.

Setev also believes that the relationship between Malaysia and Mongolia, which he claims was strained following Altantuya's protracted murder trial, would improve with the latest decision.

"Justice is beginning to look good in Malaysia," he said.

The five-member Federal Court panel ruled that the prosecution had successfully proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.

The panel, headed by Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria, dismissed the Court of Appeal decision to acquit the duo and upheld the death sentence.

Setev had filed his civil suit on June 4, 2007, to seek RM100 million in damages from political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and the two police officers.

Abdul Razak, a close ally of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, was initially charged for abetting the murder but was later acquitted without his defence being called.

Setev filed the suit on behalf of his wife Altantsetseg Sanjaa and their two grandsons Mungunshagai Bayarjargal and Altanshagai Munkhtulga - then aged 13 and eight.

Setev and his spouse are guardians of Altantuya's children. The younger one suffers from a medical disorder which requires expensive treatment.

The family is seeking damages for "suffering, sorrow, as well as physical and mental anguish", including special, aggravated and punitive damages.- mk

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Najib, ex-aide to be called for Setev’s suit...

Lawyer Ramkarpal said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his former aide de camp DSP Musa Safri are potential witnesses to be called in the civil suit filed by Setev Shaariibuu.

Ramkarpal, who has been elected as Bukit Gelugor MP following the sudden death of his father Karpal Singh, said his firm will write to the High Court in Shah Alam tomorrow.

"We will be asking for an early case management date following today's decision on the two accused of Altantuya Shaariibuu’s murder.

"The civil suit (against the government) could not go on pending this criminal trial. Following the judgment of the Federal Court today, we will ask for a hearing date," Ramkarpal (left) told Malaysiakini when contacted.

"Najib and Musa are certainly potential witnesses to be called," he added.

Karpal, who originally respresented Setev, said when commenting on the acquittal of Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar by the High Court in Shah Alam, that his client intended to call Najib and Musa as witnesses.

Citing the United States case of former American football star, OJ Simpson, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, Karpal in commenting on the acquittal of the two UTK officers said the civil suit against Simpson found him liable of the offence.

Setev filed a RM100 million suit against the government following his daughter's death.

The Federal Court, which is the highest in the country, today convicted Azilah and Sirul of Altantuya's murder, overturning their August 2013 acquittal by the Court of Appeal.

The Federal Court ruled that the phone calls Azilah made that fateful night, along with the jewellery of Altantuya found in Sirul's jacket, had proven the prosecution's case beyond reasoanable doubt.- mk

Kes Altantuya: Inikah penghujungnya...

Dia dibunuh kejam pada 2006.

Kini, selepas hampir sedekad, dua bekas anggota polis dijatuhi hukuman mati oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan, sekali gus menjadikan kes pembunuhan berprofil tinggi melibatkan Altantuya Shaariibuu sampai ke penghujungnya.

Tetapi adakah kes melibatkan warganegara Mongolia itu benar-benar berakhir?

Daripada kes di Mahkamah Tingi Shah Alam yang mendapati Azilah Hadri dan Sirul Azhar Umar bersalah, kemudian keputusan sebaliknya di Mahkamah Rayuan kepada hukuman mati oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan, terdapat satu perkara yang sukar difahami – motifnya.

Mahkamah tidak menyatakan alasan berhubung tindakan mereka, yang bertugas dengan unit khas ketika itu, membawa Altantuya ke dalam hutan dan meletupkannya.

Sebuah lagi persoalan penting berhubung panggilan telefon yang dilapor dibuat oleh Azilah daripada tapak kejadian. Dengan siapa sebenarnya beliau bercakap?

Dan sekarang Sirul sendiri hilang dan dikatakan berada di luar negeri.

Selain itu, kes berbelit-belit itu juga mencipta kejutan apabila dikaitkan dengan kes pembelian kapal selam ketika Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak menjadi menteri pertahanan.

Polis telah membersihkan nama Najib manakala orang kepercayaannya Abdul Razak Baginda, yang mengaku mempunyai hubungan dengan Altantuya, dibebaskan daripada tuduhan bersubahat.

Ketidakhadiran Sirul di mahkamah hari ini membuka sebuah lagi 'teori konspirasi', dengan ada yang percaya bahawa dia mungkin akan membongkar sesuatu.- mk

Altantuya murder: Is it the end or...

In 2006, she was brutally murdered. Now, almost a decade later, two former policemen have been sentenced to death by the Federal Court bringing the high-profile Altantuya Shaariibuu case to an end.

But has the curtain really come down?

From the Shah Alam High Court which found Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar guilty, the Court of Appeal which overturned the verdict, and the Federal Court which sentenced them to death, one crucial factor had remained elusive - the motive.

The courts did not establish the reason behind the duo, who were attached with the elite special operations force then, dragging the Mongolian national into a jungle and blowing her up with explosives.

Another important question concerns the phone calls reportedly made by Azilah from the scene of the crime. It was not established with whom he communicated with.

And now Sirul himself has disappeared.

This has added another twist to the already convoluted murder case, which saw the likes of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and the procurement of submarines, during his tenure as defence minister, being linked to the issue.

The police have cleared Najib while his close associate Abdul Razak Baginda, who admitted to having an affair with Altantuya, was acquitted of abetting the murder.

Sirul’s absence has now fired up the conspiracy mills, with some believing that the fugitive might choose to open a can of worms.

He had already dropped hints of a being in possession of a bombshell when during the hearing at the lower courts, he had claimed to have been made a scapegoat “for their plans”.

Though he never revealed who these people were, Sirul’s lawyer had also suggested that his client could have been framed.

Now a warrant of arrest has been issued and the police are on the manhunt for the convicted murderer, who some claim could be seeking refuge abroad.

However, the national news agency quoted a source claiming that Sirul has been overseas for two months and cannot afford to return to Malaysia.

So would the police arrest him and bring him back or does Sirul have something up his sleeve?

The defence still has one option, which is to file for a review of the Federal Court judgment.- mk

Netizens urge police to release picture of Sirul...

Malaysians took to social media today, demanding that police release the picture of Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted of the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu by the Federal Court.

Among the various postings on Twitter and Facebook, many of users demanded that the police release Sirul’s picture, which would help members of the public to identify him.

Facebook user Jason Tan said, “Show us their faces. I'm sure the public would gladly help you and locate them.”

Another Facebook user Stephen Matthews said, “Let’s see their faces. Since he is now a condemned murderer and a wanted man, why hide their faces? Unless of course they are helping the country with national security issues like Paul Puah.”

Twitter user Arunasalam tweeted: “Since Sirul is missing and warrant of arrest issued, will the police publish his picture in the media?”

Sirul, a member of the police Special Action Unit was supposed to appear before the Federal Court today, alongside co-accused Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, to face the decision on their murder charge.

However, Sirul was nowhere to be seen at the court, and could not be identified as both his face and that of Azilah have been carefully concealed since day one of the murder trial.

The five-member Federal Court in finding the two found guilty of Altantuya’s murder ordered them to be put to death.

Lead prosecutor in the case, prosecution team, deputy solicitor-general I Tun Abdul Majib Tun Hamzah, said the court would issue an arrest warrant for Sirul.

National news agency Bernama reported today that Sirul is currently overseas and did not have enough money to return to Malaysia.- mk

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