The Malaysian government and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda have been ordered by the Shah Alam High Court to pay over RM9 million to the family of slain Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, pending an appeal. The court ruled that both parties must pay half of the total judgment sum, plus interest, each into the stakeholder account of Altantuya's father's solicitors within 30 days.
Altantuya Shaariibuu ’s father Shaariibuu Setev and her cousin Namiraa Gerelmaa at Shah Alam High Court in this file picture taken on January 30, 2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaPETALING JAYA, Feb 12 — The Malaysia n government and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda have been ordered by the court to pay over RM9 million to the family of slain Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu , pending an ongoing appeal over a civil court ruling in 2022.
Shah Alam High Court judicial commissioner M Sumathi ruled that the payments be made into the stakeholder account of Altantuya’s father Shaariibuu Setev’s solicitors within 30 days. In her ruling, Sumathi said both the Malaysian government and Abdul Razak are to pay RM4,702,054.80 each until disposal of their present appeal at the Court of Appeal.
She also granted a conditional stay on the 2022 civil court ruling ordering the government and three others to pay damages to Altantuya’s family over her death in 2006.The court also ordered both the Malaysian government and Razak to pay costs of RM25,000.
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