Ulaanbaatar
Speaker meets Shaariibuu, father of Mongolian national Altantuya murdered in Malaysia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On March 03, Parliament Speaker of Mongolia G.Zandanshatar received S.Shaariibuu, father of a deceased Mongolian national Altantuya.
She was killed in 2006 in Shah Alam, Malaysia near Kuala Lumpur, and the murder case, considered as politically charged allegedly involving some former officials of the Malaysian government, is not fully resolved.
During his participation in the 28th annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF28) in Canberra, Australia in January 2020, Parliament Speaker Zandanshatar met with Deputy Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament Mohd Rashid Hasnon, bringing forward a proposal to the country’s parliament to work together on urgent and fair settlement of the case.
Speaker Zandanshatar noted that his proposal to cooperate on this case by setting up a working group or investigative team was accepted by the Malaysian Parliament. The Mongolian Parliament Speaker also conveyed to Mr. Shaariibuu that Mr. Mohd Rashid Hasnon assured that the current Malaysian government has been working diligently to achieve justice to the case of murder of a Mongolian citizen, which itself is a complex issue to solve, and would take some time.
Speaker Zandanshatar also pointed out that it is a duty of the Mongolian parliament to protect the rights and interests of the victim, a Mongolian national, and her family. “In this regard, some Parliament members and parliamentary standing committees are seeking to form a working team on this case and would like to hear suggestions and opinions of the victim’s family.” said the Speaker.
Mr. Shaariibuu, who has been dedicating himself, first, to find the people responsible for the murder and then, to find the motive of the murder of his daughter in the past 14 years, said that the case has been continuing for a long time and is beset with many problems.
“I am grateful to the President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga and the Parliament Speaker for the special attention they are giving on this case.” He concluded that it is of the utmost importance to reflect the inputs of advocates and lawyers, who have been working in this case, for decisions to be made by the soon-to-be-established Parliamentary working group.
