KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday adjourned to Monday the sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after the trial judge, the prosecution and the defence revisited the Desa Damansara condominium where the alleged sodomy on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan took place.Among those who visited the Unit 11-5-1 of the condominium were Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, Anwar and Mohd Saiful.
They were there at noon and left about 50 minutes later.
It was the second visit to the condominium following a request by the defence.
The parties in the trial visited the same place yesterday.
Earlier Mohd Saiful told the High Court that he did not pass motion for two days after he was sodomised by Anwar.
He also testified that the trousers he was wearing on the day of the incident were a gift from Anwar.
Mohd Saiful was testifying under examination-in-chief by lead prosecutor Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden on the third day of the trial.
Yesterday’s proceedings started at 9.51am with Mohd Saiful giving testimony on the samples taken from his body, shirt and underwear.
He also said that he once considered Anwar a charismatic leader and it was for that reason that he came to work for the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor.
Mohd Saiful, 25, who is a former aide of Anwar, was the first witness to take the stand when the trial started on Wednesday.
Mohd Yusof later told the court that he had completed his examination-in-chief on Mohd Saiful.
Meanwhile three trucks and two water cannon trucks of the Federal Reserve Unit took position at the compound of the Jalan Duta Court Complex at 10.15am following reports that Anwar’s supporters might stage a demonstration in the area after the Friday prayers.
Anwar, 63, the PKR advisor 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.
The trial takes place 18 months after Anwar was first charge in August 2008. — Bernama