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Malaysian court frees 2 in Mongolian murder scandal

Former policemen Azilah Hadri (centre covered with blue cloth) and Sirul Azhar Umar (back centre covered with black cloth) are escorted by police as they leave a court in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP

A Malaysian appeals court on Friday ordered two police officers freed after overturning their murder convictions in the killing of a Mongolian woman who had an affair with the prime minister’s friend.

The verdict is likely to revive claims of a political conspiracy surrounding the high-profile case that the opposition has repeatedly sought to link to Prime Minister Najib Razak.