Australia's immigration authorities said they have yet to
approve a teleconference session announced by Malaysia Islamic Party(PAS) today to allow convicted
killer Sirul Azhar Umar to "tell all" about the brutal murder of
Mongolian citizen, Altantuya Shaariibuu.Australian media quoted a spokesperson for the country's immigration minister as saying that interviews within detention centres were not generally allowed "for operational reasons".
The spokesperson however said it could be allowed in the future after proper application procedures.
Earlier, PAS information chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar said a
15-minute teleconference with Sirul, who was sentenced to death by the
Federal Court alongside Azilah Hadri last month, will be organised on February
23."He will give his commitment. He is just waiting for the right time. He will inform me so that I can announce it to the media.
"It's to be fair to all media, and so that he can face all of them in person," said Mahfuz.
The move followed Sirul's readiness to come clean on his
role in the Altantuya saga, following a phone interview he gave to news portal
Malaysiakini recently.Sirul had, among others, said he was only taking orders, a claim immediately rubbished by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday, leading to renewed public interest in the case.
Source: The Malaysian Insider
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