PETALING JAYA - THE private investigator of Malaysian political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, charged with abetting the murder of a Mongolian interpreter, has said the police omitted information about the relationship between the murdered victim Altantuya Shaariibuu and a senior politician, The Star reported in its online site on Thursday.

PI P. Balasubramaniam did not name the politician in his statement.

Ms Shaariibuu, 28, was blown up with military-grade explosives on Oct 20, 2006, in Mukim Bukit Raja, Shah Alam. She and Mr Abdul Razak were lovers.

Two police officers from the Special Action Force are charged with the killing. All three, including Mr Abdul Razak, have pleaded not guilty and have been on trial since June last year.

Last week, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi dimissed allegations that Rosmah Mansor, wife of his deputy Najib Razak, was involved in Ms Shaariibuu's murder, when responding to allegations made in a statutory declaration filed in court by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin.

In his sworn statement filed last month, Raja Petra, 58, who is already facing a sedition charge over an article linking Mr Najib to the murder, claimed he had evidence that Ms Rosmah and two other people were at the murder scene when Ms Shaariibuu's body was blown up with explosives.

Mr Najib, who has repeatedly denied ever having met Ms Altantuya or having anything to do with her killing, last week also dismissed as 'total garbage' the claim by Mr Raja Petra that his wife was involved in the Mongolian murder. He said his wife had given a statement to police.