Below is the timeline of events surrounding the purchase of Scorpene submarines from a French company, which was unearthed following the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaaribuu.
After two decades, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) says it will reopen the graft case as it has discovered new leads in its investigation.
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2006:
The €1.2 billion sale of two French Scorpene-class submarines and one Agosta submarine to Malaysia in 2002, and the dubious commissions that accompanied the sale, comes to light following the kidnapping and murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaaribuu, who was reported missing on Oct 19, 2006.
2007:
Altantuya's family files a RM100 million civil suit over her death by naming former policemen Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and the government as defendants.
2008:
Azilah and Sirul Azhar, who were bodyguards to then prime minister and defence minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, are found guilty of the murder.
2010:
The French shipbuilding company in question is raided, and it is under scrutiny for operating in violation of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Bribery and the corresponding law in France.
2014:
An appeals court overturns the verdict and frees Azilah and Sirul Azhar, upon which the latter flees to Australia.
2015
The appeals court's judgment is overturned by the Federal Court, leading to reinstatement of the death penalty against the duo.
2017
Najib's associate, Razak Baginda, is charged in France, while the former is questioned by MACC.
2020
The Federal Court dismisses Azilah's application for a retrial and review of his 2015 conviction.
2022
The court awards RM5 million in damages to the plaintiffs – Altantuya's parents, Dr Shaariibuu Setev and Altantsetseg Sanjaa – as well as their two grandsons: Mungunshagai Bayarjargal and Altanshagai Munkhtulga.
2024
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki says its investigation into Malaysia's acquisition of the Scorpene submarines is ongoing, adding that it is in contact with parties abroad to obtain more information