In an article by Emma Reynolds in NEWS.COM.AU dated SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
(http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/malaysias-most-explosive-murder-mystery-is-blowing-up-in-australia/news-story/d8e92bbd5172292a63664f90e2598767)
Altantuya was taken from Baginda's home on the night of her murder. A week later, the defence analyst was detained along with the two officers later convicted of the crime, and charged with abetting the murder.
It is alleged that Altantuya was far more than just his mistress, and had assisted in a controversial submarine deal thought to have been used for kickbacks. Some claim she was pregnant with his child.
Baginda brokered Malaysia's billion-dollar purchase of two Scorpene submarines from France in 2002, and the $US125 million contract for coordinating the building of the subs went to companies reportedly set up by Baginda in his wife's name.
He claimed he didn't meet Altantuya until 2004, but receipts uncovered by a French investigation show she travelled with him to Paris, Hong Kong and Macau.
Cynthia Gabriel, director of an anti-corruption organisation in Malaysia, insists his girlfriend would have at least known about the deal. Gabriel has since received death threats.
This February, he spoke from detention to say that he had been “under orders” and “the important people with motive are still free.”
In a published article by SUARAM JB dated 11 January 2010, here :
(http://suaramjb1.blogspot.my/2010/11/submarine-scandal-and-altantuya-murder.html)
The Submarine Scandal and the Altantuya Murder
11/01/2010 SUARAM JB
THE SUBMARINE SCANDAL AND THE ALTANTUYA MURDER
by Cynthia Gabriel
The defence ministry has spent more than one billion euros or about RM 7.3 billion of the rakyat's money for the purchase of the two submarines, which are reportedly of questionable quality. The first submarine, the KD Tuanku Abdul Rahman could not sink in tropical waters, while the second arrived more than 7 months after the scheduled date of arrival.
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