PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak says he will take the sumpah laknat (swearing in the face of divine retribution) to deny former police commando Azilah Hadri’s statutory declaration (SD) that he gave the kill order for Altantuya Shaariibuu.

“I intend to take the sumpah laknat to deny the allegations in Azilah Hadri’s statutory declaration.

“I will perform the oath at Masjid Jamek in Kampung Baru in the capital city after the Friday prayers this week, ” he said on his Facebook.

The sumpah laknat is an oath according to Syariah principles and made in the name of Allah, where the confessor calls upon Allah to punish him had he told a lie.

Sumpah means an oath while laknat, in both Malay and Arabic, means to condemn.

Azilah dropped a bombshell recently when he filed a 17-page SD claiming that he had killed the Mongolian model Altantuya on the orders of Najib, who was then deputy prime minister.

The SD was filed by his lawyer J. Kuldeep Kumar on Oct 17 as part of his application seeking the Federal Court review.

The SD detailed how Azilah was brought to Najib’s residence Seri Kenangan in Pekan, his parliamentary constituency, while he was on duty.

He stated that Najib not only ordered the killing but also requested that explosives from the police's Special Actions Unit (UTK) armoury be used to get rid of Altantuya's body in a covert-style operation.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/12/18/najib-to-039sumpah-laknat039-that-he-didn039t-give-the-kill-order-for-altantuya