An offer was made to former police commando Sirul Azhar Umar to have him say something so that the person could gain some political benefit, revealed his lawyer Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin.

The offer was made through an overseas call made to Sirul at the Australian detention centre, he said.

On top of that, four to six attempts have also been made by several groups of individuals whjo visited the detention centre, he said.