Altantuya's cousin denies statements in police report
Altantuya Shaariibuu's cousin today denied making parts of a police report which she and a friend had lodged following the Mongolian national's disappearance.
Altantuya Shaariibuu's cousin today denied making parts of a police report which she and a friend had lodged following the Mongolian national's disappearance.
Third witness Namiraa Gerelmaa, 23, was testifying on the fifth day of the high profile murder trial at the Shah Alam High Court.
Namiraa appeared confused when deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup read the police report which she and Uuriintuya Gal Orchir lodged on Oct 20 last year.
"No I did not say that," she kept repeating through her translator as the four-sentenced report was read aloud by Manoj for her to confirm which portions were added without her knowledge.
The two friends who accompanied Altantuya to Malaysia sought the help of Burmaa Oyunchimeg or better known as Amy in translating from Mongolian to English.
Amy, who was in Hong Kong then, called Altantuya's private investigator Ang Chong Beng to convey Namiraa's message and the trio headed to the Jalan Tun H S Lee traffic police station to lodge the report.
'Not my words'
On Wednesday, first prosecution witness, private investigator P Balasubramaniam, told the court that Altantuya was taken away by a policeman in a red Proton Wira on Oct 19 last year.
The report which bears Namiraa's name and signature first stated that Altantuya had arrived in the country on Oct 6, 2006 and stayed in Hotel Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Namiraa, who is currently unemployed, said that the date should read Oct 8 instead.
The report then said that on the night of Oct 19, an "Indian man" (Balasubramaniam) called Altantuya and said her husband named Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda had told her to go to his house located in Damansara Heights.
"I never said those words. Those are not my words," Namiraa exclaimed.
She denied saying that Altantuya had gone to find her "husband" Razak and was at his house at 8pm on Oct 19.
She also denied saying that she knew they were married as stated in the police report typed out by Lance Corporal Zai Rosmaya Ahmad.
"The purpose of this police report is because I am fearing for what might happen to my friend's safety," read the report.
"I never said she is a friend. I've always said she is my sister (when making the report)," Namiraa told the court.
Manoj then asked if the report was read to her after the police took it down, she replied:"No. Even if they read it aloud to me I won't understand."
Never met Razak
However, Namiraa confirmed that she had visited Razak's office - the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre (MSRC) office - on the 10th floor of Bangunan Getah Asli in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur twice with her cousin and friend.
She said she had never met him and doesn't know who he is. She also didn't know Altantuya's cause of death until watching it on Mongolian television.
Namiraa also noted that Altantuya and Uuriintuya had lodged a police report on the afternoon of Oct 19 but could not provide more details as she did not follow them.
She also put on record that she and Uuriintuya came to Malaysia to pursue a language course but she only knew that Altantuya was visiting "somebody".
All three had arrived together in the country on Oct 8 last year.
Razak, is charged with abetting the murder of Altantuya, 28, between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20 last year. Her body was blown up in a jungle clearing in Shah Alam, Selangor.
Two police officers, Azilah Hadri, 30, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, are charged with the murder. They are members of a special unit that guards top Malaysian leaders, including the prime minister and his deputy.
All three accused face the death penalty if convicted.
The high profile trial is expected to run for a month and to hear testimonies from 30 to 40 prosecution witnesses.
The hearing continues on Monday.
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