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Malaysian Bar Council questions Ibrahim sodomy case probe

Malaysia News.Net
Wednesday 6th August, 2008 (IANS)

Malaysia's Bar Council has questioned the police investigation into the charges of sodomy made against former deouty prime minister Anwar Ibrahim by his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Terming reports about Azlan's medical examination as 'troubling', Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan asked whether he was interviewed by the police before it registered his complaint against Ibrahim.

'Reports that the examination, done a few hours before Saiful lodged a police report against Anwar, showed no evidence that Saiful had been sodomised by anyone has raised serious questions,' the Indian origin lawyer said Tuesday.

Sreenevasan raised the following questions:

* Was the doctor who examined Azlan interviewed by the police and was he detained for any length of time?

* Is the doctor facing any form of intimidation, and if so, from whom?

* Did the medical report by another doctor confirm or contradict the first medical report?

* If the medical report is true, showing a lack of prima facie evidence, what is the justification for the vigorous actions taken against Ibrahim as well as the public call by the authorities for his DNA sample?

'The answers are important as they bring into focus the integrity of Malaysian law enforcement,' she was quoted as saying by The Sun newspaper.

Ibrahim has been battling the government on the sodomy charge that he has vehemently denied.

Sreenevasan's statement came even as Ibrahim prepares to contest a parliamentary by-election that has been facilitated by the resignation of his wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was the opposition leader in parliament.

The couple has emerged politically strong at the head of an opposition alliance that has 82 members in parliament and controls five of the 13 states.

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storm
08-07-08, 12:03 AM

how many charges?

how many charges were laid upon anwar last time? and how many were dropped? at last, he was charged of corruption on a so called abuse of power.

think for yourself. malaysians know this.

stupid goverment
08-07-08, 04:23 AM

vote of support for mr anwar

i dont think mr anwar ibrahim is guilty!the court should put saiful and gang into jail instead! what a joke saying that a 61 year old man with back ache sodomise a 23 year old young man!anwar should be release

stupid goverment
08-07-08, 04:32 AM

saiful asshole

this governmentis getting more and more unpopular !its is only good in fabricating thing to put innocent mr anwar to jail!

pilah1
08-07-08, 04:45 AM

vote for justice

if injustice is done to mr anwar then i think no one will ever vote for this current government on the next election! to show support to mr anwar the permatang pauh folk should all vote for mr anwar!

smike
08-06-08, 09:59 PM

Saiful 1 million dollar man

do you all know that Saiful’s backside worth for 1 million ringgit and it is sad to see DSAI is the victim and the best part Saiful want all the malaysian to pray for him, what a joke! lets pray for his bud be rotten for all his lies and make the quaren as witness.

Look CLosely
08-06-08, 10:37 PM

Open Your Eyes.

All of you post ur stupid messsages that make no sense. Look at the evidence. Therre is no evidence that any goverment official is involved. There is evidence from saiful. he is willing to swear in front of an ulama that anwar did it. Thisa assive swear i’m quite sure all muslims know that eventhoigh i aint muslim. Anwar refused to give a dna sample. Y is he so scared. That he is gonna be charged? ANwar was charged last time. Why do u put ur fate into peo;le like him. Its waste of time as after he is charged and found guilty of he goes for what another 10 years and he will come back and try to take over the goverment when he is out. Open ur eyes . We as citizens of Malsyia have to see beyond all the lies and fabrications we have to see the truth

Answer to Allah
08-06-08, 10:51 PM

Who Cares

In todays world no one has been seen answering to God. So who cares enjoy now , create the illgotten wealth and see what happens in the next world which people claim to exist. Justice is a creation where the powerful use to legitimatise their rule. I think we need a revolution and may be PAS to get things in order. We have to chop a few heads and cut a few hands to get sanity in the malaysian society. Anything taken beyond your legitimate means is haram , which is the truth of all religions. I only hope that truth will prevail , all this evil doers who did not do justice to the malaysian people burn in hell

www.aaniyan.com
08-06-08, 08:15 PM

Why are the UMNO vultures circling around Anwar?

Its sickening to see all these lies and injustice done to a fellow Malaysian all because UMNO is so fearful he’ll expose all the skeletons in the UMNO’s closet. Corruption and abuse of power by UMNO and the BN as a whole is so rampant. Why do these people pray 5 times a day and yet do all these cruel and inhumane things??
Who is going to put a stop to all these - the King??

confused orange malaysia
08-06-08, 07:57 PM

malaysia politic stink

Leader must have GOOD MORALE and CLEAN TRACK RECORD in order to win support and respect of the rakyaat and thereafter to govern and rule for the benefit of the negeri and semua rakyaat.
Unfortunately the present SCENERIO,be
it in ruling or the opposition do not seem to fit into this category.HANGING ON TO POWER THROUGH WHATEVER MEAN is NOT THE ANSWER here.ALLAH knows CAUSE and EFFECT RULES.Resignlah and give ways to the YOUNGER CAPABLE AND MODERATE FUTURE AHLI MALAYSIA!!!!

saddened and angry
08-06-08, 05:33 PM

its criminal

in the west ,and i am sure in malaysia too ,the malaysian political leadership is beginning to look like a bunch of criminals out to frame DSAI and imprison him falsely after cooking up false charges against him to keep him out of politics .i dont know what it will take for badawi to realise this when people’s perceptions are so clear for him to see .gone are well respected politicians and leaders of the past .now we seem to be ruled by criminals abusing and using every public institution they can to maintain their hold on power .i wish malaysians will rise and organise a revolution as happened in the soviet union ,supported by the army and king .

Anonymous
08-06-08, 05:33 PM

its criminal

in the west ,and i am sure in malaysia too ,the malaysian political leadership is beginning to look like a bunch of criminals out to frame DSAI and imprison him falsely after cooking up false charges against him to keep him out of politics .i dont know what it will take for badawi to realise this when people’s perceptions are so clear for him to see .gone are well respected politicians and leaders of the past .now we seem to be ruled by criminals abusing and using every public institution they can to maintain their hold on power .i wish malaysians will rise and organise a revolution as happened in the soviet union ,supported by the army and king .

Solaris
08-06-08, 12:14 PM

Court Date

Lawan tetap Lawan




LIWAT tetap LIWAT......

thickhead
08-06-08, 07:40 AM

Malaysian Bar Council questions Ibrahim sodomy case probe

The Malaysian Council is correct correct. And so is Nickhead. ACA and the Police need to prove themselves. A small case like this take so long means there is no concrete proof of DSAI crime. IT is fabricated and one lie needs another to cover, At the end the crooks will have to face the music with all the guilt hanging on their necks. It is better to face the truth and live the truth. You cannot escape God or Allah to the Muslim.

Nickhead
08-06-08, 06:31 AM

Malaysian Bar Council questions Ibrahim sodomy case probe

Under our PM leadership. The ACA is very impressive but the RAYAT want to see is FINAL RESULT of the investigation. Hopefully is not just to investigate for the sake of investigate.

Nickhead
08-06-08, 09:39 AM

MALAYSIA ACA

My personal opinion. Malaysia ACA should act professionally and tactfuly. Instead looking for Bribe evident, they should also need to look into Reasonable Pricing. If things not reasonable, then there meant there is a Corruption in it. Example, a Pencil cost RM50.00 , there is Invoice to prove the purchase but common sense explained, whether this is reasonable or not but seem our ACA does not bother this fact. I am very disappointed with the way ACA operate, they are just wasting public fund.

Nickhead
08-06-08, 09:54 AM

Kuala Te, Perdana Subject

Give another example. The Workshop explained because the mode of payment by the State Government, so they imposed 25% ADD on Profit. Any businessman will tell , it is STUPID enough for the ACA to accept the explanation given. Doing business with Government is case at Secure Credit Payment. With the volume and contract awarded, alot of workshop happy to accept 5% Add On Profit, I can be very sure. Hopefully, the ACA able to perform to the RAYAT expectation rather than Investigate Blindly, with no result at the end.

keadilan
08-06-08, 08:47 AM

corrupted goverment of pak lah & the gang

this corrupted goverment is try to cheat people of malaysia, they finally doing the same thing again anuar ibrahim ,they know that anuar can show their corruption in every department the latest is mrr2 is crack again after spending alot of people money this is really the corrupted goverment.

hawaii 5O
08-10-08, 08:55 AM

apa pun boleh jadi

Orang lelaki ada macam-macam gila, 1001 macam gila. Main belakang pun gila juga.... tak payah heran. Ada kes lah tu, itu pasal diorang charge...

Disappointed
08-06-08, 06:25 PM

Datuk Seri Adib Adam told so many years ago

I used to work in Malaysia in mid 80s and early 90s...I had many friends there of all races...I was introduced to a former Malaysian politician Adib Adam...Adib and his family was runing some businesses together...He was very successful with his businesses...Adib was sacked from government after him with some other UMNO politicans including the current pm oppsed the then pm in umno electio n..Whenever I used to see him we would talk about politics...he told me on many occasions that all senior umno politicians fear Anwar Ibrahim who was Agricultur minister at that time...According to Adib Anwar would never become PM in Malaysia...I left Malaysia many year ago and since I have lost contact with many of my malaysian friends...When Anwar Ibrahim was removed from gov in late 90s and put in prison...I was remainded of what Adib used to tell me...A month ago I was watching CNN when I heard about the cuurent case of Anwar...I was simply saddened by what I saw...I do not know Anwar...I can not form a judgement as to his guilt or otherwise...However I was reminded of Adib Adam,s assertion that Anwar and like him had no place in Malaysian politics...I do not know If mr adib is still around...

Anonymous
08-07-08, 01:02 AM

Muslims can lie and kill according to the koran as long as it is for the good of the religion. There goes your logic. Please come up with something that cam simpang ayer.

Look CLosely;95176:
All of you post ur stupid messsages that make no sense. Look at the evidence. Therre is no evidence that any goverment official is involved. There is evidence from saiful. he is willing to swear in front of an ulama that anwar did it. Thisa assive swear i’m quite sure all muslims know that eventhoigh i aint muslim. Anwar refused to give a dna sample. Y is he so scared. That he is gonna be charged? ANwar was charged last time. Why do u put ur fate into peo;le like him. Its waste of time as after he is charged and found guilty of he goes for what another 10 years and he will come back and try to take over the goverment when he is out. Open ur eyes . We as citizens of Malsyia have to see beyond all the lies and fabrications we have to see the truth


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