Razak Baginda had motive to kill Altantuya, says ex-IGP
Al Jazeera’s documentary is ‘pure fiction,’ according to Musa Hassan
(Free Malaysia Today) – The likely motive for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu was to get rid of a blackmailer, former Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan said today.
He indicated at a press conference that he disagreed with the court decision to acquit Najib aide Abdul Razak Baginda, who was charged with abetting in the murder.
“Unfortunately Razak Baginda was released,” he said. “People have asked what was his motive to kill her. If you want to ask about the motive, the victim herself had lodged a police report on why she was blackmailing him. Now that’s the motive.
“I found out that before she went missing, she made a police report at the Brickfields police station. That police report stated that she was harassed and threatened by someone.
“She came here to claim money from her male friend, but she was threatened and harassed. And she said if anything happened to her, this person was at fault.”
Musa also said anyone with new evidence related to the murder should lodge a police report instead of speculating on the issue like Al Jazeera did with a recent documentary.
He described Al Jazeera’s speculations as “pure fiction” and asserted that Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was Deputy Prime Minister at the time, had nothing to do with the murder.
