'Altantuya doesn't want me to die yet'
EXCLUSIVE Divine intervention and a guardian spirit saved him from a close brush with death.
So
believes former private investigator P Balasubramaniam, who was on
March 3 warded in the cardiac unit of a private hospital in Selangor
after being diagnosed with clogged coronary vessels.
Balasubramaniam, 53, believes he could have died from a heart attack at any time after leaving India to
return home last month to campaign for opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat, or during the many speaking engagements scheduled for him.
Better known as PI Bala, he is strong in his faith that "the man
upstairs" and the spirit of the murdered Mongolian woman still needed
him to continue with his crusade.
"Every year, on Oct 19, I pray for her. I hope one day justice will be done," Bala told
Malaysiakini in an exclusive interview on Monday.
His battle, he said, was not only for the murdered Mongolian but also for the "scapegoats" blamed for the crime.
His
packed ceramah sessions over the past few weeks showcased his
involvement in two contradictory statutory declarations (SD) and the
alleged involvement of Najib Abdul Razak and those close to the prime
minister in the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu and an
alleged subsequent cover-up.
Bala discovered his heart condition during a medical check-up after experiencing breathing difficulties at the
speaking engagements
in both Kota Bharu and Kuala Lumpur, causing him to miss ceramah
sessions planned in Johor and Sabah. He may undergo a heart bypass
surgery in the coming weeks.
"I want justice not only for
Altantuya, but also for the two UTK (Unit Tindakan Khas or Special
Operations Force) guys. You know how the UTK works, under instructions,"
said the former police officer who served a stint in the Special
Branch.
Two officers from the UTK, an elite police force, were accused, tried and convicted of the murder of Altantuya (
left) and were sentenced to death. They have appealed and the matter is still pending.
"We cannot simply send two innocent policemen to the gallows. Let us
change the government, (because) once changed, the case will be
reopened.
"Then we will know who is guilty, who is not guilty. If
the government is not going to be changed, we won't see the truth," Bala
argued.
Asked if well-connected carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan,
who was directly involved with Bala's second SD saga, had contacted
him, the former private eye said he had "heard nothing" from Deepak.
Deepak also came out admitting to his own involvement in the saga,
linking Najib and his close confidantes to the 2006 murder of the
Mongolian translator and alleged cover-up.
'I am a changed man since 2009' However, he said it would be better for him and Deepak to work separately as they were not cut from exactly the same cloth.
"Yes, he's got the same story. But I am a changed man since 2009. Deepak (
right) is a changed man only when something is not (right with his business).
"In 2009, and when Najib become deputy prime minister, I had already changed. I came back and look at what has happened to me.
"But Deepak, (only) when something is not right (with his business), he
is shouting. Not me, I am the same person from 2009 till today. I am
the same person, and my statements have been consistent," Bala insisted.
The carpet trader had apparently started to come clean about his part
in the Altantuya affair after he felt cheated by a senior Selangor Umno
member in a land deal.
Deepak now claims to be crusading for justice for Altantuya.
Bala
also dismissed allegations that he had been promised RM700,000 by
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim if he campaigns for Pakatan.
"Let them say what they want to say, for God is great. If I have taken
(the money), if Anwar paid me RM700,000, let God punish me.
"I have never heard about the 700k and I don't know where they got (the idea)."
Regarding the
police reports filed against him by Malay rights NGO Perkasa and its
demands for proof of his allegations, Bala was unperturbed.
"Let them make noise... I am not bothered. Let them make noise as this is a democratic country.
"If the police call me l shall answer to the police. I am ever ready. I got three good lawyers behind me. Let them."
The
PKR secretary-general claimed he and several other leaders were invited
by agents of “Umno-BN” for a “preview” of several photographs and two
yet-to-be-released sex videos — one allegedly of Nurul Izzah (picture), the MP for Lembah Pantai, and a second one of her father.
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