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Mongolia Protests Malaysia’s Handling of a 20-Year-Old Murder Case
Mongolia wants a fair review of the court ruling and seeks testimony from a convicted officer now in Australia.
- On Thursday, Former Mongolian Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav announced that Mongolia sent a diplomatic protest note to Malaysia on Tuesday over a January Court of Appeal ruling that reduced damages for Altantuya Shaariibuu's family.
- The Court of Appeal removed Malaysian government liability in the civil suit, reducing damages from 5 million ringgit to 1.4 million ringgit, reversing a 2022 high court decision that initially found defendants liable for the 28-year-old's death.
- Mongolia's protest note requests a fair review, examination of new evidence, and the return of a convicted officer who fled to Australia, whose testimony is deemed crucial to obtaining justice in the case.
- Twenty years have passed since Altantuya's killing, a scandal linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has repeatedly denied involvement despite two of his elite police unit bodyguards being convicted of the murder.
- Zandanshatar told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur that a fair resolution "matters greatly to the trust between our two countries," as Altantuya's family has endured 20 years without hearing "I am sorry.
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Mongolia protests Malaysia’s handling of a 20-year-old murder case
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mongolia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Malaysia over the handling of the murder case of a Mongolian woman, urging authorities to ensure a fair legal process and provide answers to her family 20 years…
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