Malaysian court rules former Najib associate ‘complicit’ in model Altantuya’s murder

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Malaysian court rules former Najib associate ‘complicit’ in model Altantuya’s murder
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Abdul Razak Baginda, former adviser to ex-premier Najib, chose not to testify under oath.

The court has ordered Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5 million in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu .

Justice Vazeer said that there were questions that needed answers, and they could only be answered by Abdul Razak, the third defendant in the civil action brought by Altantuya’s family. On Dec 16, 2022, Justice Vazeer, now a Federal Court judge, allowed Altantuya’s family’s suit and ordered the defendants to jointly pay the plaintiffs RM5 million in general, aggravated, and exemplary damages.

“If not for the third defendant, the first and second defendants would not have taken the deceased in their car from the third defendant’s residence and ultimately kill her. The circumstantial evidence of conspiracy is overwhelming.

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