The 46-year-old renowned political analyst implicated in the gruesome murder of a Mongolian model has been remanded until Sunday for further investigations.

The remand order was issued by the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court this morning.

The analyst accompanied by his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was remanded under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder investigation.

Police CID director Christopher Wan Soo Kee when contacted by Bernama said that a thorough investigation would be carried out today on the suspect.

"Let the police do their job. The past two days I have been answering calls from the media regarding the case," he said.

"We hope to solve the case as soon as possible and it is to early to say anything. Give us time," he added.

News reports said the 28-year-old model identified as Sharibu was believed to have been shot and her body blown up with explosives.

While the Star reported that C4 explosives were used, Bernama claimed that the remains were blown to bits with three hand grenades.

Yesterday, the police recovered the skeletal remains around a hill near Empangan Tasik Subang.

Also arrested in connection with the case were three police personnel , a chief inspector, a woman detective and a member of the elite Special Action Force.

The remand for the chief inspector and the woman detective have also been extended untill Monday to facilitate police investigation.

Treatment for baby

According to the Star , Altantuya, who has a 16-month-old-son, had come to Malaysia on Oct 6 with her sister and cousin in search of the political analyst whom she claimed was her husband.

It is believed that the two had an affair. She reportedly went to the analyst's house in Bukit Damansara in Kuala Lumpur seeking monetary help for 'their' son who is in need of medical treatment.

Her sister and cousin, via the help of the Mongolian Embassy in Bangkok, later filed a police report when Altantuya went missing on Oct 19.

The analyst, who heads a well-known think-tank, was arrested in his office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He is also to known to be politically well-connected and his think-tank is linked to a top politician.

The think-tank conducts research and prints publications on politics, economics, defence and international relations.

DNA test

In a related development, Altantuya's father and son are expected to arrive in Malaysia over the next few days to conduct a DNA test in order to determine if the political analyst is the father of the child.

The Mongolian Honourary Consul in Malaysia Syed Abdul Rahman Alhabshi told Bernama that he was informed of this by the Mongolian embassy in Bangkok last night.

He said preparations are underway to bring them here from Ulan Bator.

"However, I do not want to disclose when they are arriving for safety reasons," he added.