We did not come to extort money from Abdul Razak, says Uuriintuya

We did not come to extort money from Abdul Razak, says Uuriintuya

DAY 7

SHAH ALAM (June 26, 2007): Uuriintuya Gal-Ochir, a friend of murdered Mongolian Russian interprter Altantuya Shaariibuu, denied in the High Court here today that she, Altantuya and Altantuya's cousin, Namiraa Gerelmaa, came to Malaysia to extort money from political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda.

Uuriintuya, 30, also rejected a suggestion from Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin, the counsel for Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar, the second accused in the Altantuya murder trial, that private investigator Ang Chong Beng was hired by Altantuya to help achieve their plan.

The fourth prosecution witness, who continued her testimony today, also refuted another suggestion from Kamarul Hisham she knew private investigator P. Balasubramaniam and his assistant K. Suras Kumar were engaged by Abdul Razak to protect him from them.

Kamarul Hisham made the three suggestions when cross-examining Uuriintuya on why she did not ask Altantuya, 28, anything about Abdul Razak and the harassment from Balasubramaniam and Suras Kumar during their stay in Malaysia in last October.

Abdul Razak, 46, is charged with abetting Chief Insp Azilah Hadri, 31, and Sirul Azhar, 35, both from the police special action squad, of murdering Altantuya between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20 between Lots 12843 and 16735 in Mukim Bukit Raja, Shah Alam.

The political analyst is accused of committing the offence between 9.54am on Oct 18 and 9.45pm on Oct 19 in his Bangunan Lembaga Getah Asli office in Ampang.

Earlier, Uuriintuya was asked to identify Altantuya's pair of earrings and a white diamond-studded gold ring.

Uuriintuya said she saw Altantuya wearing the jewellery and a watch before she went missing after going to Abdul Razak's house on the night of Oct 19.