Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been forced to face an almost-decade old controversy when an Al Jazeera investigative documentary on murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu exhumed alleged connections between Najib, the victim and the man who was convicted of the crime.
In the 25-minute long programme, journalist Mary Ann Jolley leads viewers through the once highly controversial and entangled Altantuya saga which was rife with elements of sex, financial scandal, violence and conspiracy.
Altantuya was murdered in October 2006 and the body was blown up with military-grade explosives. Investigations later revealed that the former translator was in an affair with Najib’s political adviser Abdul Razak Baginda. (more…)