Lawyer Hasnal Rezua Merican has denied instructing Sirul Azhar Umar to make a video exonerating former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak of involvement in the murder of the Mongolian model and interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu.

The denial came after Sirul claimed to have been offered a substantial payment for his role in the 2016 video.

“I’ve not read his statement and...