Former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar told Al-Jazeera in the 101 East programme that he received RM1mil from unnamed sources for his silence on the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder during his detention in Australia.

He said a prominent politically-linked lawyer and a top Cabinet leader were involved in the payment.

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