The High Court fixed October 6, 2026 to hear a judicial review application filed by the family of Altantuya Shaariibuu to compel police investigation into affidavits related to her murder [1, 2, 3, 4].
The review seeks to order police to probe a supplementary affidavit dated September 24, 2024, and a statutory declaration from October 17, 2019, submitted by former police officer Azilah Hadri [1, 2, 3, 4]. Azilah claims in these documents that he acted under orders from "higher authorities" to carry out a "secret" operation to "kill and eliminate" Altantuya [1, 2, 3, 4].
Altantuya, a Mongolian model, was murdered in 2006 and her body destroyed with explosives near Puncak Alam, Selangor [4]. Azilah was initially sentenced to death for the killing, but the Federal Court on October 10, 2024 commuted his sentence to 40 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane [1, 2, 3, 4].
The judicial review was filed by Altantuya’s father, Dr Shaariibuu Setev, who is seeking declarations against several respondents including the Inspector-General of Police, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, the Attorney-General, the Royal Malaysian Police, and the Government of Malaysia for failing to update the investigation status [1, 2, 3, 4].
Dr Shaariibuu said, "If the investigation into the supplementary affidavit and sworn statement is still ongoing, he is seeking a mandamus order for the investigation to be completed within a month from the date of the court order" [1]. The application also requests the court to order disclosure of investigation status within seven days and reasons if the investigation is marked ‘No Further Action’ [1, 3, 4].
The High Court allowed the judicial review proceedings on October 16, 2025 without objection from the Attorney-General [1, 2, 3, 4]. The hearing on October 6 will address whether the police must investigate Azilah’s affidavits and comply with the disclosure orders sought by Altantuya’s family [1, 2, 3, 4].
