Background on Sirul and the Altantuya case


KPL Sirul Azhar Umar and chief inspector Azilah Hadri were both convicted in Malaysia in 2009 for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in October 2006.

In a widely publicised case, Altantuya was found to have been abducted and murdered in Shah Alam, with her remains blown up with explosives.

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