The Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial has been postponed to Thursday to allow one of the accused, political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, to undergo an immediate eye surgery.

Abdul Razak's counsel Wong Kian Kheong told the Shah Alam High Court that his client had 75 percent blurred vision in the right eye.

He said ophthalmologist Dr Mohd Sharif Fakhruddin of the Sungai Buloh Hospital checked Abdul Razak's eye on Saturday and recommended that it be operated on immediately.

The operation will be conducted by Dr Mariam Ismail, an ophthalmologist with the Selayang Hospital.

"The doctor will probably give Abdul Razak two days' medical leave and I request that the case be postponed to Thursday," Wong was quoted as saying by Bernama.

High-profile case

Justice Mohd Zaki Md Yasin allowed the application after there were no objections from deputy public prosecutor Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah and the other two accused, Chief Insp Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar.

Azilah, 31, and Sirul Azhar, 36, are charged with murdering the 28-year-old Mongolian woman in Mukim Bukit Raja in Shah Alam between 10pm on Oct 19 last year and 1am the following day while Abdul Razak, 47, is accused of abetting them.

The trial, which commenced in June, had received immense media coverage. The case has been of major interest due to Abdul Razak's high profile and his link to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Abdul Razak is said to have shared an intimate relationship with the deceased. Altantunya was shot dead and her remains were blown up with explosives.

The two police personnel charged with the murder are members of the elite Special Action Squad (UTK), which among others is tasked to provide security for the prime minister and deputy prime minister.

All three accused face the death penalty if convicted.