Court of Appeal reduces damages in Altantuya lawsuit, clears govt of liability

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The Court of Appeal has reduced the quantum of damages awarded to the family of Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu from RM5mil to RM1.4mil in a lawsuit against political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, two policemen and the Government.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4r7bxfec  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Court of Appeal has significantly reduced the damages awarded to the family of murdered

00:08Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Sharibu, slashing the amount from 5 million ringgit to 1.4 million

00:15ringgit. A three-judge panel, led by Chief Judge of Malaya, Justice Hashim Hamza, delivered the

00:22decision on Tuesday, more than 18 years after Altantuya's murder in 2006. The new award

00:29totals 1.384 million ringgit and includes 1 million ringgit in aggravated damages and 384,000

00:38ringgit in dependency claims. This amount is to be paid by political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda

00:44and two former Special Actions Unit officers, Chief Inspector Azila Hadri and Corporal Sirul

00:51Ajhar Umar. The Court also awarded 10,000 ringgit for bereavement expenses and 15,000 ringgit

00:58for funeral costs. In a significant finding, the Appellate Court ruled that the government

01:04was not liable for the death, stating that the actions of the two police officers were

01:09committed outside the scope of their official duties.

01:13Justice K. Munyandi, who delivered the broad grounds of judgment via Zoom on Tuesday, explained

01:19that the High Court had erred in holding the government liable. The Court rejected Abdul Razak's

01:24appeal to be absolved of liability. He had argued he merely sought police assistance to handle

01:30harassment. However, Justice Munyandi said this argument was untenable, noting that the two

01:36police officers had no prior knowledge of Altantuya, and all information about her was provided

01:43by Abdul Razak. The Court found that Abdul Razak was in constant contact with Azila throughout the

01:49night of the murder, demonstrating a shared intent to ensure the victim disappeared.

01:55Altantuya's parents and son filed a civil suit over her death in October 2006, seeking

02:01100 million ringgit in damages. The original 5 million ringgit award was handed down by the

02:07Shah Alam High Court in December 2022.

02:1918900-2010, ending all person over the court.

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02:25So, that's the case.

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