The fact that criminals are currently facing justice for financial crimes; and will face many more of the same as time proceeds, is no reason to ignore criminal behaviour in other fields. It is true that the machinery of justice is working hard to deal with some of the criminal acts committed by BN figures belonging the last government. But that does it mean that other matters should be overlooked or neglected

That is particularly so when offences against he person are involved and specifically, the murder of Altantuya. It is true that two persons were convicted of her murder. One awaits execution and the other, having managed to flee to Australia remans there since the Australian government will not send him back to be executed. This stand of “principle” has proved a convenient excuse for sweeping under the carpet aspects of the matter successfully concealed by the Najib regime and its toadies on the Bench and elsewhere.

But facts are facts and cannot be gainsaid by corrupt politicians however nationally eminent some of the actors in the drama may have, at one time, been. Fiat justifia ruat coelum. Let justice be done though the heavens fall. Malaysians should be seeing heavenly debris everywhere since this cover up approaches all time records.

What is not in dispute is that two members of a government sponsored “death squad” committed the actual murder. Their ineptness led to their early arrest but the “fixer” was, for no apparent reason, acquitted and the principal personality behind the whole affair was never brought to justice.

So. The facts. The victim had payed a part in negotiations in France, led by then Defence Minister Najib Razak, for the purchase of submarines. She was allegedly acting as an interpreter though why that should have been necessary when Malaysia had an Embassy in France has never been explained. The answer, of course, is that she was not there to interpret but to serve as the mistress of the Minister.

In due course, and back in Malaysia, she found herself pregnant and, using the accused Baginda, demanded that Najib face up to his responsibilities. Unfortunately for her she seems t have been unaware that this was something that Najjb just did not do. Ever. Of course the whole affair became known in the Najib household and furious demands were made to deal with it. Uncharacteristically the normal Najib route of a bribe was not followed. No attempt seems to have been made to find out why. But it is clear that Najib’s legal wife was beside herself with fury. Not just perhaps wounded pride but also the potential existence of a sibling rival to her own son by her previous marriage.

In he event the government “death squad” (the existence of which remains to be investigated; perhaps by the new IGP) was tasked to murder this unfortunate foreigner of whom the egregious Najib had taken advantage. The subsequent events are history though at least one aspect has not received the attention it deserves.  Murder is one thing but why then fragment the corpse by the use of government explosives furnished under the authority of the Defence Minister; the only person oermitted to release them.

To that question there can only be one, obvious, answer and it has never been asked. A corpse can be tested for DNA. A corpse blown into thousands of fragments cannot. That anyone could request such a thing shows them to be utterly without a shred of decency. That professional murderers should so act must show that orders to do so were received and acted upon.

Secure in the control of managed criminal proceedings the actual murderers were thrown to the dogs and their recruiter acquitted. The real criminals behind this revolting crime, the then Prime Minister and his wife remain free and untouched. That cannot continue and a new far reaching investigation must be carried out to bring all the guilty parties to justice. Here is is relevant to recall that accessories to a crime suffer the same penalties as principals.

If the PH government wish the electors to believe that justice will be meted out to all offenders and for all crimes they will instruct the IGP to re-open this matter and investigate it fully and impartially. A rope round the neck is a powerful incentive to disclosure and the witness is there to be questioned.In the meanwhile the prison authorities must be especially vigilant that the remaining witness stays safe, at least until the enquiry is completed and ALL those involved are brought to justice.