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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Malaysia's deputy prime minister Najib Razak on Wednesday denied any links with the 2006 murder of a Mongolian woman and said the allegations were an attempt to tarnish his political career.
'I have no other conclusion except than it is a desperate and pathetic attempt to discredit my political image. I can't see any other reason,' he told reporters.
'Everything that is claimed and written are total lies and fabricated, and it is total garbage,' he said.
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PM Abdullah said action would be taken against Raja Petra Kamaruddin, founder of the popular Malaysia Today site, calling his actions 'unacceptable'.
Raja Petra has already been charged with sedition over an article he wrote on the issue.
If convicted, he faces three years in jail.
DPM Najib urged the police to conduct a probe into the blogger's claims and said PM Abdullah would also be making a statement to police.
'We have recorded (statements). We welcome a police investigation, and I hope the investigation will be completed soon,' he said.
Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, a close associate of DPM Najib, is currently on trial for abetting the murder of Ms Shaarribuu.
Two police officers from the Special Action Force (UTK), whose duties included guarding PM Abdullah and DPM Najib, were also charged with the killing. -- AFP
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