KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic) says the deportation of Sirul Azhar Umar from Australia, who was convicted and sentenced to death here for murdering Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, will be discussed with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"If Malaysia's mandatory death sentence (for murder) can be changed, he (Sirul) can return," she said when asked to comment on Sirul Azhar's political asylum bid that was rejected by an Australian court on Monday.
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