A secretary to political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda told the Altantuya murder trial today that she was informed by her boss that the Mongolian woman was killed by chief inspector Azilah Hadri.

Siti Aisyah Mohd Azlan, 24, said Abdul Razak volunteered this information to her in his office on Nov 9 last year - three days after Altantuya's remains were found in a secondary forest in Shah Alam.

Siti testified she had been working as Abdul Razak's secretary for a year and that he had earlier told her not to let Altantuya in if she came to his office.

To questions by deputy public prosecutor Tun Majid Tun Hamzah, Siti Aisyah related to the Shah Alam High Court the conversation she had with Abdul Razak.

She said that her boss called her into his office on that day.

Tun Majid: What did Abdul Razak tell you?

Siti Aisyah: Abdul Razak told me that something bad had happened. I asked him what happened. He told me that Aminah was dead. I was shocked. Abdul Razak asked me, "Do you know who did it?" I asked who. He then said, "Azilah did it."

Tun Majid: Did you ask who is Azilah?

Siti Aisyah: I was quite confused. Abdul Razak answered, "The UTK guy who came the other day. His name is Azilah."

At this point, Azilah's lawyer Hazman Ahmad objected to the statement. But Wong Kian Keong and Kamarul Hisham - lawyers to Abdul Razak and second defendant Sirul Azhar Umar respectively - requested for the witness to finish her statement before objecting. The judge allowed the prosecutor to proceed.

Tun Majid: What else did Abdul Razak tell you?

Siti Aisyah: Abdul Razak said that Azilah wasn't just a regular police officer. He said that he is a chief inspector. He also said that Azilah acted as though Razak told him to kill Amina (Altantuya).

Tun Majid: Then?

Siti Aisyah: Abdul Razak said, "I didn't ask Azilah to kill that woman. I asked him to guard the house and protect my family only. I didn't ask him to kill the woman."

Tun Majid: Then?

Siti Aisyah: When Abdul Razak said that Azilah was not a regular police officer, I said that he (Azilah) should have known not to do it.

Tun Majid: Then?

Siti Aisyah: Abdul Razak said, "That's right. He shouldn't have done it."

Siti Aisyah said that shortly after speaking with her boss, police came and arrested Abdul Razak.

Razak evaded Altantuya

The secretary also revealed that the first time Altantuya came to Abdul Razak's office in August last year, the latter spoke to Altantuya outside the office for two to three minutes.

She told the court that Altantuya came to Abdul Razak's office again during the fasting month last year.

Tun Majid: At that time - the first time she came back - did you see her?

Siti Aisyah: She came to the front of the door. I told Razak but he said don't let her in, so I pretended I didn't see her.

Tun Majid: Did she come alone?

Siti Aisyah: Yes.

Tun Majid: When you acted like you didn't see her. What did she do?

Siti Aisyah: She knocked on the door and asked for paper and pen. I gave it to her. I saw her wrote something onto the paper and then she asked me to pass the note to Abdul Razak.

Tun Majid: You accepted the note?

Siti Aisyah: Yes. I gave it to Abdul Razak.

When asked about the next time Altantuya came, the soft-spoken witness said she could not remember but said that the Mongolian came with two other women.

She added that Altantuya came to the office a few times after that and left messages for Abdul Razak.

Siti Aisyah has earlier testified that on Oct 18 last year, Abdul Razak told her that a police officer from the UTK (Special Action Force) would be coming to see him. She said the man arrived and spoke with Abdul Razak for about 30 minutes.

Tun Majid will continue with his questioning tomorrow.

Azilah, 30, and corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, are charged with the murder of the Mongolian national while Abdul Razak, 47, is charged with abetting them.

Prosecutors say Abdul Razak planned her killing and ordered two police officers - members of a special unit charged with protecting the country's leaders - to carry it out.

Altantuya was killed by "probable blast-related" injuries in a clearing in Shah Alam after she was driven away from outside Abdul Razak's house in mid-October.

All three face the death penalty if found guilty.

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