PUTRAJAYA: It is "far-fetched" that the High Court could have been influenced when making its judgement in the murder case of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, says the Court of Appeal.
Counsel Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin, for Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar, submitted that like a juror, trial judges too could be influenced by media reports in high profile cases.
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