Putrajaya has yet to formulate a plan to extradite fugitive police personnel Sirul Azhar Umar, who was sentenced to death in Malaysia for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu.

In a Parliamentary written reply, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Putrajaya does not have any room to negotiate with the Australian authorities, who currently have Sirul in custody.

He said that Malaysia was unable to extradite Sirul because Australian laws prevent extraditions for the purpose of serving a death sentence.

"In view of this, the government is still looking into the best ways to resolve this issue," he said.

One possible solution, said the minister, was to commute Sirul's execution to a life sentence.

"(That is) if the government wishes to apply for extradition from any country which does not support the death sentence, including Australia," he said...