The Court of Appeal has fully discharged the government from liability over the 2006 death of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.

It also reduced the initial court-ordered global damages from RM5 million to RM1.4 million payable to the deceased’s family.

This morning, a panel of three judges, led by Chief Judge of Malaya Hashim Hamzah, allowed the government’s appeal against the Shah Alam High Court’s 2022 verdict and dismissed the appeal filed by the third defendant, political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, after finding his contention was untenable.

The panel’s verdict, read out by judge K Muniandy, found there was...