Years after his acquittal of abetting the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu, last night was widely perceived as political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda’s first public appearance.

At a forum organised by think-tank Centre for Global Affairs Malaysia (Icon), Razak Baginda and Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) chief executive officer Wan Saiful Wan Jan took the stage at the Bangunan Getah Asli to speak on the topic of democracy.

Razak Baginda, however, denied he had spent most of his time in the last couple of years overseas.