In this Feb 4, 2009 archive picture, Koperal Sirul Azhar Umar (second from right) and Chief Inspektor Azilah Hadri (left) being led out of Shah Alam High Court
Two former Bukit Aman Special Forces Unit officers today succeeded in their appeal against their conviction for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuyaa Shaariibuu seven years ago.
A three member bench led by Datuk Seri Mohamed Apandi Ali allowed the appeal in the Court of Appeal here this morning.
First appellant Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri's fiancee of seven years, Norazila Baharudin, 35, was in tears when she heard the verdict.
"For seven years, we have been through so much. It is not easy for one to stay in prison," she said when met outside the court today.
Smiling while wiping away tears, Norazila, who is an operation manager at a construction firm, said she is extremely grateful to the hard work and effort put in by her fiancee's counsel Datuk Hazman Ahmad.
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Smiling while wiping away tears, Norazila, who is an operation manager at a construction firm, said she is extremely grateful to the hard work and effort put in by her fiancee's counsel Datuk Hazman Ahmad.
"We are very happy after seven years of waiting. We had expected the worst so I was left speechless (when the verdict was delivered)," she said.
On April 9, 2009, the Shah Alam High Court convicted Azilah, 37, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 41, of murdering Altantuya, 28.
They were convicted of committing the offence between Lot 12843 and 16735 Mukim Bukit Raja, Shah Alam, Selangor, between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20, 2006.
On April 10, 2009, Azilah filed an appeal against his conviction at the Shah Alam High Court Registry.
Sirul filed his appeal three days later.
