A Mongolian woman was abducted and killed near Kuala Lumpur.
Updated 20 Aug 2026
Altantuyaa Shaariibuu, a Mongolian national, was taken from outside a residence in Kuala Lumpur on 18 October 2006. Her remains were later found near Shah Alam. [1]
Two members of an elite Malaysian police unit were ultimately convicted of murder. Later civil litigation found additional parties liable in damages, while broader political allegations remain contested. [2]
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Altantuyaa was taken from outside a residence in Kuala Lumpur; her remains were later recovered near Shah Alam.
Source: Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia ↗The High Court acquitted political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda of abetting the murder after the prosecution case, and the prosecution did not appeal.
Source: Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia ↗The High Court convicted Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar of murder and imposed death sentences.
Source: Malaysian Judiciary ↗Malaysia's Court of Appeal acquitted both officers after identifying errors in the prosecution case; prosecutors appealed.
Source: Malaysian Judiciary ↗Malaysia's highest court allowed the prosecution appeal and reinstated the murder convictions and death sentences.
Source: Bernama ↗Following Malaysia's sentencing-law changes, the Federal Court replaced Azilah Hadri's death sentence with forty years' imprisonment and whipping; the conviction remained in place.
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