Slacks worn on day of incident a gift from Anwar

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KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan told the High Court here yesterday that the black slacks worn by him on the day he was sodomised was a gift from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.This statement from Mohd Saiful caused the people sitting in the public gallery, who had been earnestly following the proceedings, to be heard saying “Oohh”.

Anwar, who was in the dock and frequently taking down notes, was also seen turning to look in the direction of Mohd Saiful at the witness stand.

He was also seen turning back and saying something to his wife Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was sitted in the public galley, just behind the dock.

Anwar, 63, the advisor to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Permatang Pauh member of parliament, is charged with sodomising Mohd Saiful at Unit 11-5-1 Desa Damansara Condomi­nium, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008.

He is charged under Section 377B of the Penal Code and faces up to 20 years’ jail and whipping upon conviction.

Testifying during examination-in-chief by the prosecution team led by Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohamed Yusof Zainal Abiden, Mohd Saiful said he handed the slacks to the police at the bedroom of his house in Bandar Utama here.

He said he also handed over to the police a dark blue underwear with the Levis brandname which he had worn on the day the alleged sodomy took place and a green G2000 shirt worn by him when lodging a police report (on the sodomy).

Besides these, he said he also handed over a light blue Ralph Lauren shirt that he had worn on that day and a tube of KY Jelly to the police’s investigating officer at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) on June 28, two days after the incident.

Mohd Saiful also said he handed over to the police a grey Levis underwear which he had worn when making the police report on June 28 2008, that had been taken from the side of a washing machine at his fiancee’s home.

Mohd Saiful also attested to 10 other case exhibits, namely:

1.Swab from left peri tonsiler;

2.Swab from below tongue;

3.Swab from left nipple and alreiler;

4.Swab from right nipple and alreiler ;

5.Body swab;

6. Swab from perianal region;

7.Swab from meatus and coronasulcus;

8. Right rectal swab;

9. Left rectal swab;

10. blood for DNA profiling.

Mohd Saiful also said that he put his signature on each form pertaining to the case exhibits.

At the end of today’s proceedings, Anwar’s lead counsel Karpal Singh asked the court to caution newspaper Utusan Malaysia over its picture yesterday carrying the caption “Saiful menunjukkan katil tempat diliwat oleh Anwar Ibrahim kepada Hakim Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah” (Saiful points to the bed where he was sodomised by Anwar to Judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah).

“How could this information be leaked. Likewise in Sinar Harian (a Malay tabloid),” Karpal Singh said.

Mohamed Yusof said, “I believe a photographer had entered (the room) during yesterday’s court visit to the crime scene, but what was agreed, what was told by the prosecution’s first witness (Mohd Saiful), there had been no objections.”

Karpal Singh said the newspaper said the word “bed” and not the place and that this did not happen in open court proceedings.

Mohamad Zabidin said the court had not seen any contempt over the Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian reports as the word “bed” had been mentioned in open court proceedings.

The hearing continues on Monday.  — Bernama