Malaysia Crime Watch

11 November 2008
Shah Alam

High court judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin was informed yesterday by the defence lawyers that they could not enter testimonies from several witnesses for the murder trial of Altantuya Shaariibuu.

As such, the counsels requested for more preparation time as the prosecution had also spent a long time to present their case, almost 18 months in total. Zaki decided to postpone the trial to 15 January 2009.

The accused, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, enter their defence on 31 October 2008. Co-accused political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda was recently acquitted without his defence being called.

Counsel Datuk Hazman Ahmad said nine defence witnesses were not available as they had gone outstation.

Lawyer Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin said P. Balasubramaniam is still at large while he was trying to interview blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin.

Balasubramaniam, a private investigator for Abdul Razak, is believed to have fled out of the country with his wife and children.

Raja Petra is believed to have posted a statutory declaration on his website on 18 June 2008 and is possibly able to reveal his sources behind that. Kamarul said he had requested Raja Petra’s lawyers on 31 October 2008 for the interview with the blogger, who had been detained under the Internal Security Act, but has yet to receive any response.

New Straits Times Online – Case postponed, Bala sought
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2398549/Article/index_html>

MCW – Altantuya Murder Trial: Lunggan Confirms Items Received
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/altantuya-murder-trial-lunggan-confirms-items-received/>

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11 November 2008
George Town

41-year-old car salesman, Lim Sooi Huah, was died in a car showroom along Jalan Mesjid Negri which was set on fire by robbers at 4am yesterday. Eight luxury cars, worth about RM2 million, were driven off, including a Mercedes Benz CLS, a Toyota Caldina, three Toyota Alphards and three BMWs.

Police recovered all the stolen cars at 6pm on the same day. Although Lim’s burnt body was found in the backroom of the Rahman Brothers showroom, initial investigations showed that he had suffered multiple body injuries.

Jalan Perak Fire and Rescue Department received the fire alert call at 4:20am. Three fire engines were dispatched to the showroom and were able to put out the fire within 10 minutes.

28-year-old Raja Rafizi Umran of Batu Maung, a factory van driver, was on his way to fetch people in Teluk Bahang for work in the morning saw the fire and heard shouts for help from inside. He also said he saw Lim letting in a few men to the premises on Sunday night at 8pm.

Police have detained a Nepalese guard who worked at the showroom to aid investigations. The case has been classified as murder.

The Star Online – Car dealer killed in robbery
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/11/nation/2507903&sec=nation>

New Straits Times Online – Man dies, cars stolen, shop torched
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2398578/Article/index_html>

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10 November 2008
Shah Alam

The two Indonesian suspects who were shot dead in Puchong on 5 November 2008 are believed to have been involved in various armed robberies at 8 goldsmith shops in Johor, Malacca and the Klang Valley. They are suspected of killing 9 people.

The duo, known as Andy and Shaari, where shot dead in a shoot-out with the police in Kampung Tengah. One of them had fired shots at the police while the other charged towards the police with a parang.

Earlier that day, police said the suspects had killed a local Chinese man and disposed his body in a river nearby. Police found the body on Saturday filled with bullets. The deceased was involved in drug abuse, loan sharking and other serious crimes.

At the shoot-out area, police found a bloodstained t-shirt, slippers, torchlight, a spent shell, an automatic pistol, six bullets and two parang.

The Star Online – Cops: Slain Indonesians also involved in armed robberies
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/10/nation/2503766&sec=nation>

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