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No. 4735 PP 2644/12/2009 (023092)

Friday
April 10, 2009
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KAMARIDUAN/THESUN
Team Malaysia
» MINISTRIES TRIMMED TO 25 » 28 MINISTERS AND 40 DEPUTIES
» 6 NEW FACES » 7 RETAIN PORTFOLIOS » 8 MINISTERS DROPPED
» KEY PERFORMANCE INDEX AND HALF-YEARLY REPORTS
NEW FACES

It’s death for

Altantuya’s killers
by Maria J. Dass and Tamarai Chelvi
newsdesk@thesundaily.com

SHAH ALAM: Special Action Unit officers Chief Inspec-

1 2 3 4 5 6 tor Azilah Hadri, 33, and Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar, 37, were
Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Mej-Jen (Rtd) Datuk Datuk Ahmad Datuk Kong Cho Ha Datuk Anifah Aman Datuk Raja Nong sentenced to death yesterday for murdering Mongolian
Koon (Minister in the Jamil Khir Baharom Husni Mohamad (Housing and Local (Foreign Minister) Chik Raja Zainal Altantuya Shaariibuu.
PM’s Department/ (Minister in the PM’s Hanadzlan (Finance Government Minister) – had rejected Deputy Abidin (Federal Both (pic) were calm as judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md
Unity and Performance Department/ Islamic Minister II) – former – former Deputy Transport after the Territories) Yasin took about 10 minutes to read out part of the 280-
Management) Affairs) Deputy Finance Finance 2008 General Election page judgment. Family members and friends in the public
gallery sobbed. The verdict came after a 159-day trial.
The duo were charged with murdering Altantuya in a
jungle clearing on Mukim Bukit Raja between 10pm on Oct
OUT The new cabinet is 19, 2006 and 1am the next day.
Azilah, who wore a blue chequered shirt and a black
1. Senator Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz not only a new team blazer, was greeted by family and friends, including fian-
(Minister in the PM’s Department/ EPU)
with a new face, but cée Norazila Baharuddin, her mother and key prosecution
witness Cpl Rohaniza Roslan.
2. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar (Home)
3. Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad (Works)
also a new approach Sirul, who was clad in black, also had a group of family
members present to lend moral support.
4. Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad
to administering the Zaki said after hearing submissions from the defence
(Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) country better in a and the prosecution, he concluded that the defence had
essentially been one of blaming each other and denial.
5. Datuk Ong Ka Chuan
(Housing and Local Government)
more responsible and “As such the defence has been both irreconcilable and
unbelievable, thus they had failed to raise any reasonable
6. Senator Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad
transparent manner doubt in the prosecution’s case which I find to be irresistibly
Taib (Rural and Regional Development) that focuses conclusive on account of the physical and circumstantial
evidence adduced before me,” he said.
7. Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on the people.” The prosecution has therefore proven the case against
(Tourism) the first and second accused beyond any reasonable doubt,
– Najib Razak Zaki said.
8. Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique
(Federal Territories)
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