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(Sept 14): Former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan today revealed that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had encouraged him to do his job and arrest the suspect for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, that is Abdul Razak Baginda.

Musa said that he had first informed the-then prime minister Tun Abdullah Badawi about the case, but was told to inform Najib, who was his deputy, as Razak was the latter's adviser.

"After the PM (Abdullah) came back from overseas, I told him who was involved. I said that police wanted to arrest Razak Baginda. The PM asked me to inform the deputy prime minister, whom I later met.

"He (Najib) said to me... do your job," Musa said in a press conference today.

Altantuya, a Mongolian national, was murdered in October 2006 and the body was blown up with military-grade explosives.

Investigations later revealed that the former translator was involved in an affair with Razak, who was Najib's political adviser.

Razak was charged with abetting in the murder but was later acquitted.

Musa, however, said Najib was not involved in Altantuya's murder.

"Our investigation did not show any evidence of Najib's involvement. There is no proof that shows he was involved in the case," he added.

This follows an exclusive report by Al Jazeera on Altantuya's murder broadcast last Wednesday.

In the 25-minute long programme, Australian journalist Mary Ann Jolley led viewers through the once highly controversial and entangled Altantuya saga which was rife with elements of sex, financial scandal, violence and conspiracy. – The Malaysian Insider

 

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