Abdul Razak Baginda's lawyer wants contempt proceedings initiated over Azilah Hadri's SD: Report

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda’s (pictured) lawyer wants contempt proceedings initiated over Azilah Hadri's statutory declaration (SD), reported Malaysiakini yesterday.

"The matter concerns and impacts an ongoing Shah Alam High Court civil suit and is in the circumstances sub judice.

"The attorney-general who is involved in the civil suit should immediately take steps and institute contempt proceedings against all and everyone who is coming out with these statements and prejudicing that trial," lawyer Manjeet Singh Dhillon said yesterday.

"We have yet to see any review application and will comment further on it when we have it in hand and know precisely what is being sought and why," Manjeet Singh added.

Ex-police commando Azilah yesterday stated in a SD that he killed Mongolian Altantuya Shaarribuu because he was ordered to do so by former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Abdul Razak was also put on trial for abetting in the murder of Altantuya Shaarribuu but was acquitted by the High Court on Oct 31, 2008, after the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against him. Abdul Razak was a former aide to Najib Razak.

Both Najib and Abdul Razak had “vehemently” rejected Azilah's revelations in the SD.

Meanwhile, Altantuya’s father said Azilah’s SD represents “a chance for Malaysia to clear its name”.

"It is an opportunity for the present Malaysian authorities to clean the country's name at the international level if they can follow up with this revelation," said Setev Shaariibuu told Malaysiakini from Ulaanbataar.

"We hope this latest revelation can hasten the truth and help my family seek justice for my daughter, who left us so suddenly and unfairly 13 years ago," he added.