PETALING JAYA, Feb 12 — The Malaysian government and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda have been ordered by the court to pay over RM9 million to the family of slain Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, pending an ongoing appeal over a civil court ruling in 2022.

Shah Alam High Court judicial commissioner M Sumathi ruled that the payments be made into the stakeholder account of Altantuya’s father Shaariibuu Setev’s solicitors within 30 days.

In her ruling, Sumathi said both the Malaysian government and Abdul Razak are to pay RM4,702,054.80 (half of the total judgment sum plus interest to date) each until disposal of their present appeal at the Court of Appeal.

She also granted a conditional stay on the 2022 civil court ruling ordering the government and three others to pay damages to Altantuya’s family over her death in 2006.

Sumathi’s decision was confirmed by Shaariibuu’s counsel Sangeet Kaur Deo.

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