Y OURSAY ‘What was their motive for killing her? Just for the jewellery?’
Dad: One question remains, why kill her?
Oh Ya?: I fully agreed with Altantuya Shaariibuu’s father, Setev. What was their motive for killing her? Just for the jewellery? How much was it worth? It cannot be as expensive as the infamous diamond rings, can it?
The two accused used to be bodyguards to a former PM, so they must be the cream of the cream and cannot thieves and murderers, right? They are not so powerful that they could erase Altantuya's immigration record, could they?
I can only believe this part - that they could have access to C4 explosives, given that jet engines and rockets could be easily stolen in Malaysia.
The loss of an innocent life is bad enough, now potentially two more to go. One has to leave to the court of the perpetrator's creator to judge.
FellowMalaysian: In Setev’s civil suit against the government, calling Abdul Razak Baginda and Musa Safri to the witness stand is vital in establishing the motive to Altantuya's murder.
It may take a lot more energy and time, but every journey starts with a single step. The conviction of Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar is the first destination and the journey will only end when the perpetrator of the murder has been found.
The pain, anguish and sorrow Setev's family is going through could not be possibly measured in dollars; even RM100 million will not bring back Altantuya whose life has been so tragically snuffed off and for reasons which we have barely been told so far.
For his family's sake, I wish and hope that Setev remains strong in his fight against the most despicable, vicious and evil murderers our country has seen.
Sali Tambap: This is probably from watching too many detective movies, but something here were quite conveniently placed:
1. The victim's jewels in the suspect's (Sirul’s) jacket at home
2. Bloody slipper of the victim in his car
Considering that the suspects were police officers, they must be really idiots not to foresee these tell-tale evidence that could implicate them. If the motive was robbery, with the jewellery being found in the jacket, why the need to C4 the victim?
Was it not enough just to fire single bullet with his Glock pistol and silenced the witness? Obviously this murder mystery is not completely done yet. We are yet to get to the real ending of the story.
Swipenter: Three common main motives for killing a person are sex, money and revenge. Maybe killing another person to keep from him/her spilling the beans/blackmailing could also be a main motive.
Did the two who were found guilty of murdering Altantuya and blowing her to bits to conceal her identity have such a motive(s) when they had never met the deceased before until that fateful night?
Just link that with the erasure of her immigration records is enough to raise your eyebrows sky high.
Odin: Sadly, Setev, the answer to your question is blowing in the wind. Only when a new, better regime comes into power and the case is reopened and retried will it come to a stop and manifest itself.
Mushiro: The courts have determined who blew up Altantuya. Everyone knows who gave the order to blow her up, who released the C4 from the Defence Ministry, who deleted her entry records from the Immigration Department and why she had to be killed.
The people involved are currently very powerful people in Malaysia. Unless power changes hands, the real murderers will remain elusive.
Swot Strategist: The question that will free you might have the answer that will imprison you again for truth is a rare and forbidden commodity to ask for in this regime, unless with divine intervention.
Negarawan: Those responsible for the murder of Altantuya will not escape their bad karma here on earth and in the afterlife. Hiding behind high government positions, or escaping to another country, is futile.
Azilah and Sirul should realise that they could redeem themselves in Allah's eyes by revealing the truth about who gave them the instructions to kill Altantuya.
It is clear that they do not have a motive. May Allah open their eyes and hearts, for the sake of themselves and their families.
Commentable: One question - who paid the legal fees on behalf of the cops? Looking at the number of lawyers representing the two cops, the cumulative legal fees from the High Court to the Court of Appeal and all the way to the Federal Court will not be a small sum.
It should be somewhere in the mid-six figure amount. Do you really think these two cops can afford the luxury of having a team of lawyers to fight the case?
Not Convinced: Sirul has no money to come back from Australia, yet he has the money to hire three top lawyers.
Balachan Cili: This high-profile murder case doesn't end with the death sentence to the two policemen.
We should start to look for the person or persons who had issue the instruction to the two policemen to kill Altantuya.
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