I did 1st July SD under duress, Bala swears

The P.I.'s 4th of July Statutory Declaration

I, Balasubramaniam a/l Perumal (NRIC 600928-08-6235) a Malaysian citizen of full age and residing at No 32, xxxxxxx, Selangor Darul Ehsan do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:

1. I have been a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police Force having joined as constable in 1981. I was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and finally resigned from the Royal Malaysian Police Force in 1998.

2. I currently work as a freelance Private Investigator.

3. I wish to refer to the Statutory Declaration I affirmed on 1st July 2008. I refer specifically to paragraphs 8, 25, 28, 49 and 50 to 52, wherein I have stated inter-alia that:

(a) Razak Baginda informed me that he was introduced to Altantuya Shaaribu by a VIP;

(b) Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak informed Abdul Razak Baginda that he had a sexual relationship with Altantuya Shaaribu and that she was susceptible to anal intercourse;

(c) Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak instructed Razak Baginda to look after Altantuya Shaaribu as he did not want her to harass him since he was the Deputy Prime Minister;

(d) Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda and Altantuya Shaaribu had met and all been together at a dinner in Paris;

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

(f) Altantuya Shaaribu met Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Singapore;

(g) Altantuya Shaaribu wanted to arrange to see Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak;

(h) I told the police about the relationship between Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Altantuya Shaaribu 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 question in respect of Altantuya Shaaribu's purported relationship with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak or of a phone call I received from one DSP Musa Safri, whom I believe was the ADC to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and/or his wife;

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

(k) Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sent an SMS to 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 Razak Baginda to remain calm.

4. I wish to retract all the statements that I have made in paragraphs 8, 25, 28, 49, and 50 to 52 of my Statutory Declaration dated 1st July 2008. The statements contained in paragraphs 8, 25, 28, 49 and 50 to 52 of my Statutory Declaration dated 1st July 2008 are inaccurate and not the truth. I wish to expressly state that:

(a) At no material time did Razak Baginda inform me that he was introduced to Altantuya Shaaribu by a VIP;

(b) At no material time did Razak Baginda inform me that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had a sexual relationship with Altantuya Shaaribu and that she was susceptible to anal intercourse;

(c) At no material time did Razak Baginda inform me that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to look after Altantuya Shaaribu as he did not want her to harass him since he was the Deputy Prime Minister;

(d) At no material time did Razak Baginda or/and Altantuya Shaaribu inform me that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda and Altantuya Shaaribu had met and all been together at a dinner in Paris;

(e) At no material time did Altantuya Shaaribu inform me that she wanted money in the sum of USD$500,000 as a commission for a submarine deal she assisted with in Paris;

(f) At no time whatsoever did Razak Baginda or/and Altantuya Shaaribu inform me that met Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Singapore;

(g) At no time whatsoever did Altantuya Shaaribu inform me that she wanted me to arrange to see Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak;

(h) At no time did I tell the police during the course of their investigations about any relationship between Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Altantuya Shaaribu as no such relationship existed to my knowledge. Accordingly, the statement I signed before the police is complete;

(i) At no time did Razak Baginda infor me that he had Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak an SMS the evening before he was arrested; and

(k) At no time did Razak Baginda inform me that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had sent him an SMS 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 Razak Baginda to remain calm.

In addition, I wish to retract the entire contents of my Statutory Declaration dated 1st July 2008. I was compelled to affirm the said Statutory Declaration dated 1st July 2008 under duress.

And I make this solemn declaration voluntarily and conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act 1960.


Subscribed and solemnly declared by the abovenamed )
BALASUBRAMANIAM a/l PERUMAL )
at Kuala Lumpur )
in the State of W. Persekutuan )
this 4th day of July 2008 )