An explosive statutory declaration (SD) that fingered Najib Abdul Razak as allegedly giving the order for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, will have a “severe impact” in a bid to include former prime minister Najib Razak and seven others as third parties in the PI Bala civil suit linked to the Mongolian national’s death.

This was revealed by lawyer Vinod Kamalanathan, who is acting for Deepak Jaikishan in the carpet businessperson’s third-party bid against...