Sirul Azhar not ordered to remove firearm from Bukit Aman armoury, court told


SHAH ALAM: The High Court here, which is hearing a civil suit by the family of murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu, was told that there were no orders from senior ranked officers for former policeman Sirul Azhar Umar to remove a firearm from Bukit Aman's armoury in 2006.

Supt Tonny Anak Lunggan, 42, the investigation officer for the murder case, said this during cross-examination by Senior Federal Counsel Zetty Zurina Kamarudin in the suit filed by Altantuya's family members against Sirul Azhar and another policeman Azilah Hadri, political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda and the Malaysian government.

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