Politics can be rough and dirty. It is impossible to fight against the ruling and dominating party.
The opposition candidate is again being framed and accused by the main party in Malaysia. They got someone to testify that he had sexual relations (sodomy) with the opposition Candidate, Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar is a brilliant orator but not street smart enough I think.KUALA LUMPUR - THE sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim enters its second day on Thursday with accuser Saiful Bukhari Azlan continuing his testimony in-camera.
Anwar arrived at the court room at 10.02am and the hearing started at 10.30am. Ramkarpal Singh Deo, who is among Anwar's lawyers, said Mr Saiful was still under examination-in-chief by Solicitor-General II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden.
The former Anwar special aide was the first witness to take the stand when the trial opened before High Court Judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah in a packed court on Wednesday.
The 63-year-old Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor and former deputy premier is charged with sodomising Saiful in a flat at an upscale Kuala Lumpur condominium between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008. He faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted. The trial takes place 18 months after Anwar was charged in court in August 2008.
Anwar's lead counsel Karpal Singh had asked for Mohd Saiful's testimony to be heard in-camera when the latter, under the prosecution's examination-in-chief, was describing what happened in the condominium that day. Mr Saiful, 25, told the court that Anwar had asked him for sex at the condominium after he went there to hand over documents to Anwar and discuss their work schedule.
In his testimony, he said he had worked for Anwar for four months, from early March 2008 to June 28 of the same year, and stopped being Anwar's special aide because he did not want to be sodomised by Anwar any more. -- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR - THOSE present at Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial were stunned when one of his daughters shouted 'Bertaubatlah! (repent!)' as key witness Saiful Bukhari Azlan walked into the courtroom.
Mr Saiful, 25, who was clad in dark blue jacket and pants, calmly walked to the witness stand without turning to look at the woman, who was seated in the first row of the packed courtroom.
Anwar's wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, touched her daughter's shoulder urging her to remain silent in court. Earlier, Anwar pleaded not guilty to the sodomy charge, saying that it was frivolous. 'It is a malicious charge and slanderous,' he said when a court interpreter read the charge to him on the first day of the high-profile trial.
Lead prosecutor Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden then proceeded to read out a three-page opening statement. Many in the public gallery shook their heads when he read out the statement. He then called Mr Saiful, the first witness, to testify.
Earlier, Anwar's lead counsel Karpal Singh applied to stay the trial pending the parties' meeting with Court of Appeal president Justice Alauddin Mohd Sheriff to get an early date for the hearing of appeal by Anwar over his failure to strike out his sodomy charge.
'This trial should not be rushed. It will be in accordance with law to exhaust all legal remedy which are open to us,' he said. DPP Mohd Yusof however argued that the trial should proceed as a stay had been denied by the High Court on Tuesday. Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah then ordered for the sodomy trial to proceed, saying that he did not see any reason to postpone it. -- THE STAR/ANN
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When someone screams Rape or someone performed sodomy. I tend to give them a benefit of doubt. For a person to getup and say that happened takes a lot of courage or guts.
When someone screams Rape or someone performed sodomy. I tend to give them a benefit of doubt. For a person to getup and say that happened takes a lot of courage or guts.