PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak intends to take a “sumpah laknat” or religious oath to deny allegations made by a former police officer over the murder of Mongolian citizen Altantuya Shaariibuu.
“I will take a ‘sumpah laknat’ at Masjid Jamek in Kampung Baru after Friday prayers this week,” the former prime minister said in a tweet.
Azilah Hadri, a former Special Action Unit commando who recently filed for a review of his murder conviction, alleged in an accompanying statutory declaration that the order to kill Altantuya came from Najib, who was deputy prime minister at the time.
However, Najib rubbished Azilah’s claim, calling it a “complete fabrication by a desperate person seeking to escape the gallows”.
Azilah and fellow convict Sirul Azhar Umar, were part of the police’s Unit Tindakan Khas (UTK) when they were arrested for the murder of Altantuya.
Altantuya was murdered in October 2006 in the jungles of Puncak Alam near Shah Alam, Selangor. She was shot in the head before her body was blown up with explosives.
Her murder has been linked to the 2002 purchase of two French-built Scorpene-class submarines and alleged kickbacks to Razak Baginda, an aide to Najib when he was defence minister. Razak has denied this.
Najib has repeatedly rejected allegations of his involvement in the crime. - FMT
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