Bersatu has denied orchestrating a political coup to oust Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as alleged by former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

In a statement today, Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan asked if Najib was attempting to distract the country's attention away from a court verdict on his appeal in the SRC International case.

"Najib said Bersatu was plotting to topple the prime minister. I deny it. This is slander," he said.