Accused of ordering Altantuya’s murder, Najib to swear his denial.
Najib Razak intends to take a “sumpah laknat” or religious oath to deny he played any role in the 2006 killing of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
This comes after former police commando Azilah Hadri, who has been convicted of the Mongolian translator’s murder, in an explosive October 17 statutory declaration (SD) said the then deputy prime minister had ordered the crime.
“I will take a ‘sumpah laknat’ at Masjid Jamek in Kampung Baru after Friday prayers this week,” Najib said in a tweet.
At Masjid Jamek Guar Perahu in Permatang Pauh, Penang, in August 2008, Najib swore that he did not know and had nothing to do with Altantuya.
In 2015, he performed the “sumpah laknat” again.
The sumpah laknat is a sacred oath done in the name of God, beseeching divine retribution to fall on the wrong party, which some Muslims occasionally use as emphatic denials.
Earlier reports:
Dec 18, Prisons Dept: Azilah Never Left Prison to Meet Any VVIP
Dec 18, Azilah’s SD May Explain Why PI Bala Fled
Dec 17, I Slept Well, Says Ex-IGP Musa Hassan When Mocked over Altantuya Murder
Dec 17, PM Smiles, Shakes Head When Asked if He Met Azilah
Dec 17, Shaaribuu, Najib Want Altantuya’s Murder Reinvestigated
Dec 17, Apex Court to Hear Azilah’s Review Bid over Altantuya Murder Conviction in April 2020
Dec 17, Najib Told “Hidden Things” May Come Out
Dec 17, Razak Baginda’s Lawyer Demands Contempt Action over Azilah’s Allegations
Dec 16, MP: Focus Also on Ex-AG, Cops, Judges in Altantuya Murder case
Dec 16, Najib: This Is an Attempt to Detain Me Without Bail for Murder
Dec 16, Azilah’s SD Will Have Severe Impact in PI Bala Suit
Dec 16, Ramkarpal to Cops: Use SD to Renew Probe into Altantuya’s Murder
Dec 16, Azilah Claims Suppression of Evidence, Material Facts During Court Proceedings
Dec 16, Najib Rubbishes Claims He Ordered Altantuya’s Murder
Dec 16, Azilah’s Explosive SD – Najib Ordered Me to Kill Altantuya