Trial of Altantuya family's RM100m civil suit kicks off

Published on 22 Jan 2019 8:02:48 PM

The trial of the RM100 million civil suit filed by the family of Altantuya Shaariibuu over the death of the Mongolian woman started at the Shah Alam High Court on Tuesday. Counsel Ramkarpal Singh, appearing for the family, told reporters that an interpreter hired to facilitate the suit was approved by the court while one of the plaintiffs, Altantuya's youngest son, had died. The four respondents named in the suit are Sirul Azhar, Azilah Hadri, Abdul Razak Baginda and the Malaysian government.