Report: Australian Immigration Department denies approving Sirul’s interview


PETALING JAYA: The Australian Immigration Department on Friday denied approving any tell-all interviews with former police commando Sirul Azhar Umar over the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.

According to an Australian news portal, The Age, Sirul, who is currently being detained at the Villawood detention centre in Sydney, had told a local news portal that he was negotiating with Australian television stations for a politically explosive interview.

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