The application by former police Special Action Unit (UTK) officer Azilah Hadri to review his death sentence conviction for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu will be heard by the Federal Court in April next year, according to his lawyer.
J Kuldeep Kumar (above), who is acting for Azilah, told reporters the top court had set April 20, 2020, to hear the review.
He also confirmed that Azilah had filed the application with the court last week, including a statutory declaration (SD) which contained the accusation that former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak had allegedly ordered him to murder Altantuya in 2006.
"Yes, we confirm that (we have filed) a Rule 137 application. That's a review application supported by an affidavit and an SD," Kuldeep told reporters at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.
"We want to set aside the Federal Court ruling (convicting Azilah) and are seeking a retrial," he added.
The date was set during case management for Azilah's review application this morning, which was held before Federal Court deputy registrar Azniza Mohd Ali.
Besides Azilah's lawyers, also present during the case management were lawyers Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Sangeet Kaur Deo, who were representing Najib and the family of Altantuya, respectively.
According to Shafee, he had filed an application to intervene in the review application as Azilah's SD implicated his client.
Sangeet, meanwhile, told reporters they were applying to hold a watching brief for the victim's family.
During the door-stop interview with Kuldeep, the lawyer was also asked whether Azilah or his counsels would be lodging a police report on the SD.
The question came as federal police CID director Huzir Mohamed told the media yesterday they would need to see the SD first before deciding on further action.
However, Kuldeep said they have already served the affidavit and SD to the Attorney-General's Chambers besides having the application in court, hence, there was no need to lodge a report over the matter.
"No necessity to lodge police report. We have application in court," he said.
"We already served to the AG, so it is sufficient." - Mkini
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