E Contrario

Razak Baginda was a lucky man to climb to the range of millionaires at his young age. Thanks to Najib who knows how to pick the true gem out of a bunch of pebbles. Poor Razak was not so lucky this week. His traumatic experience has just begun. However for friends who are deeply concerned about him, we shouldn’t be too worried. An innocent man will eventually be cleared all shame and slanders, and emerge guiltless.

Though I don’t know Razak well, I don’t believe he is the murderer in the mysterious case.

Let’s use the logic of Sherlock Holmes in this investigation. Some people say the case resembles an episode of the TV series CSI. I think CSI’ methodology may not work here as its precondition is that there shouldn’t be any political interference.

Let’s ponder for a while like Sherlock Holmes or Hitchcock. In any murder case, first of all there is a body, a dead body. That makes a case.

It is said that Altantuya Shaariibuu, a Monglian female has been killed, and the body blown to pieces. If the remains had not been found, there would be no case.

Here the fact told to us is that Altantuya was killed and later blasted by a C4. (incidentally Altantuya’s father refuses to accept his daughter’s death until the DNA test result is out. If the blown up corpse is not Altantuya, the case will become more intriguing.)

The second element of a detective case is the murderer(s). We have found a dead body, therefore the next step is to find out who murdered her and how it happened. Some people have already been caught in connection with this case. So far, 3 police who served as escorts to Najib and Rosmah have been detained. They are the prime suspects involved in the execution of the killing.

A crime thriller does not end here. A third element is missing. What is the motive?

The spotlight so far is on Razak Baginda, as if he is the pivotal figure in this case. It seems that the authorities are trying to feed the media a gossipy line of story suggesting Razak and Altantuya were either married or having an affair. It’s been insinuated that Altantuya tried to blackmail Razak, and finally got herself killed.

The public were also given the impression that certain bad apples within the police force killed the victim in order to appropriate the cash she supposedly collected from Razak.

But did Razak have the motive to kill? Did he have the influence (independent of his boss) to instruct the police to ‘eliminate’ his troubles?

Police? Yes, our police force is corrupted. But to kill and blast free of charge? Nay, they wouldn’t risk their lives merely to solve other people’s family problems.

A crime without a logical motive is an unsolved crime. No crime thriller ends without uncovering the real motive of a murder. None of them, Razak and the police officers have a motive to kill.

We must look a layer higher.