Altantuya's dad should get used to delay tactics! 8-|

EXCLUSIVE After a long hiatus, the father of slain Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu has appealed to the Malaysian courts to hasten the hearing of the RM100 million civil suit he has filed against the government.

Setev Shaariibuu (left), who filed the suit on June 4, 2007, is suing the Malaysian government and those responsible for the gruesome murder of Altantuya in a jungle clearing in Shah Alam on Oct 19, 2006 and lamented that Ina year has passed but he has yet to receive any news of the commencement of the court case.

In a letter translated into English by his lawyer Mukhsaruul Mijiddorj, Shaariibuu said that he has paid a substantial amount of money amounting to RM60,000 as security bond to the Malaysian court last year. The letter, a copy of which was provided to Malaysiakini, is currently in the possession of Karpal Singh, who is representing Shariibuu in this case on a pro-bono basis.

The money was paid by the Mongolian government, on behalf of Shariibuu.

Shariibuu said that the fact that the government of Malaysia did not make positive steps towards the issue raised by Mongolia might perhaps adversely impact the interest of hundreds of Mongolians who were studying and living in Malaysia.

He also said despite the fact that the government of Mongolia proposed to discuss the issue by appointing and sending its representatives to Malaysia, it had been one year without any response.

Nevertheless, Shaariibuu did not elaborate on who and when the representatives he was referring to had come to the country to discuss the matter.