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Najib Off The Hook: Another Twist In The Tale

July 4, 2008

Yesterday, Malaysians were sent reeling over the shock revelations in P. Balasubramaniam’s statutory declaration that specifically linked DPM Najib Razak with murdered Mongolian national, Altantuya Shariibuu.

Well, we haven’t even recovered from the initial shock, when the most shocking news of the day comes in the form of P. Balasubramaniam retracting portions of his statutory declaration today. He claimed that he was forced to make the earlier declaration under duress.

In his new statutory declaration, he retracts the following statements:

a) Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that he was introduced to Altantuya Shaariibuu by a VIP;

b) Najib Razak informed Abdul Razak Baginda that he had a sexual relationship with Altantuya Shaariibuu and that she was susceptible to anal intercourse;

c) Najib Razak instructed Abdul Razak Baginda to look after Altantuya Shaariibuu as he did not want her to harass him since he was the deputy prime minister;

d) Najib Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda and Altantuya Shaariibuu had met and all been together at a dinner in Paris;

e) Altantuya Shaariibuu wanted money in the sum of US$500,000 as a commission for a submarine deal she assisted with in Paris;

f) Altantuya Shaariibuu met Najib Razak in Singapore;

g) Altantuya Shaariibuu wanted me to arrange to see Najib Razak;

h) I told the police about the relationship between Najib Razak and Altantuya Shaariibuu but when it came to sign my statement this detail was left out;i) The prosecutor during the course of the trial in the High Court of Shah Alam did not ask me any questions in respect of Altantuya Shaariibuu’s purported relationship with Najib Razak or of a phone call I received from one DSP Musa Safri, whom I believe was the ADC to Najib Razak and/or his wife;

j) Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that he had sent Najib Razak an SMS the evening before he was arrested but did not receive a response; and

k) Najib Razak sent an SMS to Abdul Razak Baginda on the day of his arrest to the effect that he was going to see the IGP that day and that the matter should be resolved and for Abdul Razak Baginda to remain calm.

Basically, this means that like how Najib’s involvement was never allowed to be brought up in court, Najib purported links to Altantuyaa are now shot to pieces.

You could place Jeffrey Archer as the writer and M. Night Shyamalan as the director, and you wouldn’t even get so many plot twists as the unfolding saga of power play in Malaysia.

As a normal Malaysian citizen, I see these events in a very negative light.

Who put Balasubraniam under duress? Does PKR have the ability and resources to put Balasubramaniam under duress? Was Balasubramaniam threatened by powerful people yesterday? Who are the powerful people that are pulling the strings behind this entire story? Is the sodomy case against Anwar related to this case?

Unfortunately, us normal Malaysians will never get the true answers, and we will slowly see the country being run to the ground by the game of politics and all the dirty players who are the self-serving politicians.

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UPDATE 2.43pm 4th July 2008: From Malaysiakini
Balasubramaniam’s lawyer has told Malaysiakini that Balasubramaniam was contacted by the police soon after his press conference yesterday. He last saw his client after dropping him off at the Brickfields police station at 4.45pm.

UPDATE 4.15pm 4th July 2008: From Nathaniel Tan
“Balasubramaniam’s statutory declaration was affirmed before commissioner of oaths Zainal Abidin Muhayat, bearing an address that is traced to Zul Rafique & Partners - a pro-establishment law firm owned by Zulkifly Rafique who is Federal Territories minister Zulhasnan Rafique’s brother. “

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