SHAH ALAM: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda’s secretary told the High Court that her boss told her he had only asked former policeman Azilah Hadri to guard his house and family.
Siti Aisyah Mohd Azlan, 36, who was testifying in the civil case filed by the family of Altantuya Shaariibuu, the Mongolian model who was murdered in 2006, said Razak did not tell her that he had asked Azilah to kill “Amina”.
The witness, who is employed at Total Nexus (M) Sdn Bhd, Jalan Ampang near here, said on Nov 7, 2006, Razak told her that “something bad had happened”.
Asked by Sangeet Kaur Deo, the lawyer for Altantuya’s family, what she meant by “something bad”, Siti Aisyah said Razak had told her that “Amina” was dead.
The witness earlier identified “Amina” through a photograph of Altantuya shown to her by the court interpreter.
Sangeet: After that?
Siti Aisyah: I asked who did it.
Sangeet: What was the third defendant’s (Razak’s) reply?
Siti Aisyah: He said Azilah did it.
Sangeet: Who is this “Azilah” that the third defendant was referring to?
Siti Aisyah: UTK (Special Action Unit) officer who had come to our office on Oct 18, 2006, and the first defendant.
Sangeet: Did the third defendant tell you how he knew Azilah was the one who did it?
Siti Aisyah: No.
The secretary is the sixth witness to testify in the trial involving a RM100 million suit brought by Altantuya’s father, Dr Shaariibuu Setev, his wife Altantsetseg Sanjaa and their two grandsons Mungunshagai Bayarjargal and Altanshagai Munkhtulga, on June 4, 2007.
They named Azilah and another ex-policeman Sirul Azhar Umar, Razak and the Malaysian government as defendants.
However, Altanshagai’s name was removed as plaintiff following his death two years ago.
Under cross-examination by Razak’s counsel Manjeet Singh Dhillon on whether her employer had asked her to keep his meeting with Azilah a secret, Siti Aisyah replied in the negative.
The witness said that in August 2006 “Amina” had gone to her workplace to see Razak and she overheard the latter telling Amina: “I have nothing to do with you. If you want to do anything go ahead.”
On whether her employer had used harsh words, pushed or hit Amina’s head, she replied in the negative.
The witness said Amina went to her office thrice after the earlier meeting with Razak but did not get to see him.
The trial before Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera continues tomorrow. – Bernama
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