Credibility : Azilah Hadri And Yusuf Rawther: Plus The Time Span Was 48 Hours.

Well actually this is a commentary on the latest Sarawak Report article about that Statutory Declaration by Azilah Hadri. But you know how I write - many drones with one missile. Or many missiles with one drone. Here is Sarawak Report, with my comments in between.  Yusuf Rawther crops up somewhere inside here.

Folks - about Azilah Hadri, Sirul Azhar and the Altantuya murder - keep this single most important point in mind - in his Statutory Declaration Azilah Hadri says the policeman Musa Safri and Najib FIRST spoke to him about the 'secret ops' to kill Altantuya at Najib's house in Pekan on 17th October 2006 (I believe it was at night). 

About 48 hours later, after 10 pm of 19th October 2006 both Azilah and Sirul had shot dead and blown up Altantuya.

The entire history of Azilah's involvement in this murder is over this very short 48 hour time frame. Other than Azilah's SD, nothing has come to light in the two court cases (Baginda and Azilah, Sirul) to indicate otherwise - Azilah and Sirul had never spoken to Altantuya prior to these 48 hours.  Keep that in mind.

Najib’s two bodyguards originally released by Appeals Court 

appalling mishandling of their original trial (hooded to keep anonymity)

Appeals Court noted zero attempt to identify motive 

person with glaring big motive was Najib 

Najib and Baginda publicly berated daily in the street by Altantuya

complaining they had made her pregnant 

claimed to have evidence of their stealing hundreds of millions 

submarine contract (subsequently proven to be true).

Now that’s a motive.

(OSTB :  In his Statutory Declaration Azilah says that Musa Safri and Najib first spoke to him about a secret ops on 17th October 2006 at Najib's house in Pekan.  About 48 hours later on 19th Oct 2006 (sometime after 10 pm) Azilah and Sirul had killed Altantuya.

Azilah and Sirul certainly could not have developed any motive at all within a space of just 48 hours to kill a woman whose name they could not even pronounce. Azilah kept referring to her as Chinese woman or perempuan China. The two UTK had no personal motives to kill Altantuya. They were policemen who were obeying orders.

The real motive to kill Altantuya had obviously required a longer time frame to develop. Getting her pregnant and then having her killed to avoid the embarrassment would certainly have been one motive. Altantuya's threats to reveal the corruption behind the Scorpene deal was certainly another great motive. It could have ended Najib's career (and Baginda's ATM).

Najib and Baginda could easily call immigration to have her deported

This is what Azilah originally advised Najib to do

Altantuya and her friends made clear they were not going quietly

They blurted the whole story to PI Bala

hired by Baginda to deal with the tiresome women

Altantuya told Bala she was pregnant with Najib’s child 

massive theft of public funds through Scorpene deal

instead of Baginda calling police Najib called own bodyguards

bodyguards sent to Baginda’s house to ‘get rid of’ Altantuya 

police found body

traced Sirul’s phone calls from the scene 

(OSTB : Who did Sirul call? Musa Safri? Why wasn't Musa Safri called to testify in either trial? If there is a re-trial Musa Safri must be called to testify. Or if it is true that Sirul / Azilah called Musa Safri then it is clear that Musa Safri also becomes a suspect.)

police spoke to Bala and cab driver 

police broke down Baginda into tears 

got good picture of what happened

(OSTB : The entire team of the D9 investigative team, including 'ASP' Tony should be called as witnesses in the re-trial of Azilah and Sirul. Did they or did they NOT interview DSP Musa Safri? Did they not ask Azilah when was the first time he met DSP Musa Safri? First time Azilah met Najib?)

a trial was put into play in which half the relevant witnesses not called 
prosecution and defence were singing same tune

Najib not even called as a witness, let alone a suspect 
Baginda was acquitted 

two convicted, motiveless bodyguards did not even know their victim 
cried out they were “scapegoats” at the end of the trial

PI Bala went public complaining not given chance in court to give evidence 
Bala statutory declaration spelling out Altantuya / Baginda affairs 
demands for money to keep quiet about submarines

Bala whisked away, forced to retract within hours
returned few years later to confirm his story 
mysteriously died following hospital checkup 

court released two men following 2013 election

Federal Court unamused
men were de-acquitted and hauled back to face  death sentence

Azilah will motion Federal Court for re-trial
AG who will repond no longer Najib appointee
If trial granted, new evidence, new suspect ie Najib 

(OSTB : Ok this is where the comparison with Yusuf Rawther comes up.  Yusuf Rawther says he is ready to take a lie detector test. I think that is fair. 

But the story goes that the other monkey is now totally frightened  to take the lie detector test. Why are you afraid ? If you are innocent just take the lie detector test. 

Just say 'konichiwa' ("Hi" in Japanese).  The lie detector will pick it up.

If you are lying then it will become a case of 'kone-kechewa' (which means konek kecewa in Malay).

So I believe Yusuf Rawther has some credibility because he is ready to take the lie detector test. The other monkey is afraid of taking the lie detector test.

Coming back to Azilah Hadri, yes granted that Azilah Hadri is on death row.  He is desperate. Maybe he is lying. Re-trial or no re-trial he has nothing more to lose.

But lets look at the cases again. 

1. Musa Safri was not called as a witness in any of the trials. Why?
2. PI Bala was not called as a witness. Why?
3. Najib was never called. Why?
   
4. There is Azilah's girlfriend (who was also Rosmah's bodyguard). 
5. There were all those police officers; lawyers and judges who were removed and replaced in the course of the earlier cases.
6. Sarawak Report says several staff, acquiantances of Rosmah / Najib who observed a row over what to do with Altantuya 
   

(OSTB : All these points 1 - 6 above are from Sarawak Report ok, I am just rearranging their points).

two bodyguards will have new defence 

ie they were ordered to shoot spy Altantuya 
who was danger to their country

Baginda would be arraigned as accomplice 
whole raft of new witnesses called for proper grilling 

OSTB :  So justice would be better served if there was a re-trial of Azilah Hadri. Sirul Azhar best remain in Australia. Kalau Azilah terlepas, hang pun terlepas free. Kalau Azilah tersangkut, hang boleh hidup lagi di Australia. So staying put in Australia is a better option for Sirul Azhar.

Altantuya case not the only murder with similar botched investigation and trials
Altantuya first skeleton to tumble out of crowded closet

Hussein Najadi murder 
shooter sitting on death row in Malaysia

person identified as hiring him by police was let scott free in 2015

seven ‘gang members’ and army doctor in jail over Kevin Morais murder
their trial abruptly suspended year ago 
after suspects gave evidence that motive was not correct

one accused claimed offered RM3.5m by Najib to commit the murder
prosecution suspended the trial 
accused men languish now for years in jail without trial 
Either prove them guilty or not

list of grisly deaths where Najib’s name pops up 
followed by interferences in trial processes