Malaysia’s Najib Razak takes Islamic oath to deny claims he ordered model Altantuyaa Shaariibuu’s killing

Disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, 66, on Friday took part in an Islamic oath-swearing ceremony to proclaim his innocence in the murder of Mongolian model and translator Altantuyaa Shaariibuu, just days after a policeman sentenced to death in the case claimed Najib had issued the order to kill her.“Since the time of entering the age of ‘taklif’ [having responsibilities] until this point, I have never ordered any individual to kill a Mongolian national named Altantuyaa…