Altantuya Murder Trial: Azilah was never instructed to perform detonations, says witness
SHAH ALAM, Thu.:
Chief Insp Azilah Hadri, the first accused in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, had never been instructed to perform detonations in any operation, the High Court here was told today. DSP M.V. Sri Kumar, 41, training officer of the Bukit Aman Special Action Force (UTK), said that throughout his service, he had never instructed Azilah to perform detonations because Azilah did not have any specialised training on handling explosives.
He also confirmed that the second accused, Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, had no such training as well, and that both only underwent basic training when they joined the force.
He said that each officer tasked with taking explosives from the armoury had recorded the amount taken and when the remainder was returned, the amount also had to be recorded.
“They had no opportunity to take away the remainder on the sly,” he said at the trial of Azilah, 30, and Sirul Azhar, 35, both from the UTK, charged with murdering Altantuya, 28, between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20 last year.
Also in the dock was political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, 46, charged with abetting them. The trial entered its 18th day today.
Sri Kumar said there was no likelihood at all of explosives going missing during training and operations under him.
However, he was not sure whether there had been such losses during training and operations under other superior officers.
Chief Insp Azilah Hadri, the first accused in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, had never been instructed to perform detonations in any operation, the High Court here was told today. DSP M.V. Sri Kumar, 41, training officer of the Bukit Aman Special Action Force (UTK), said that throughout his service, he had never instructed Azilah to perform detonations because Azilah did not have any specialised training on handling explosives.
He also confirmed that the second accused, Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, had no such training as well, and that both only underwent basic training when they joined the force.
He said that each officer tasked with taking explosives from the armoury had recorded the amount taken and when the remainder was returned, the amount also had to be recorded.
“They had no opportunity to take away the remainder on the sly,” he said at the trial of Azilah, 30, and Sirul Azhar, 35, both from the UTK, charged with murdering Altantuya, 28, between 10pm on Oct 19 and 1am on Oct 20 last year.
Also in the dock was political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, 46, charged with abetting them. The trial entered its 18th day today.
Sri Kumar said there was no likelihood at all of explosives going missing during training and operations under him.
However, he was not sure whether there had been such losses during training and operations under other superior officers.
Source : New Strait Times
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