KUALA LUMPUR - SENIOR lawyer Karpal Singh urged the police yesterday to reopen investigations into the gruesome murder of Mangolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.
He said the revelations in Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda's affidavit read in the High Court last week made this necessary.
In the affidavit, the political analyst revealed his seven-month affair with the model and gave details of events that took place before and after her murder.
He also implicated Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 30, in the killing.
The political analyst has been charged with abetting the murder.
Last Friday, he had his affidavit read out in the Shah Alam High Court.
On the face of it, the affidavit amounted to an admission of complicity in the crime, said Mr Karpal, who holds a watching brief for the family of Ms Shaariibuu.
'Abdul Razak's statement is a sworn statement and amounts to evidence as if given from the witness box under oath. The evidence in the affidavit is stronger than a cautioned statement which is not given under oath,' he said in a statement.
'The startling revelations in the affidavit in support of his bail application brings into sharp focus the necessity for the police to reopen investigations.
'There is no doubt that investigations can, in law, be conducted even after an accused has been charged in court or for that matter even during his trial.'
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