Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has applied to the Kuala Lumpur High Court today to order the prosecution to provide him with all documents pertaining to his sodomy case as soon as
possible.
In his notice of motion filed at the Criminal High Court, Anwar wanted the prosecution to provide him with the documents before the hearing on his sodomy case which would start on July 1 until 24.
Among the documents that he wanted were the original CCTV recordings taken at several locations at the scene of the incident at the Desa Damansara Condominium in Bukit Damansara from June 25 to 27, 2008.
The rest are the DNA samples, statements from witnesses including the complainant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, police statements and several other documents.
Public prosecutor named as respondent
Anwar, who also submitted his supporting affidavits, filed the application through Messrs SN Nair and Partners at 2.15 pm. He named the public prosecutor as the respondent.
He applied to the court to acquit and free him immediately from the sodomy charge or to suspend proceedings on his sodomy case permanently should the public prosecutor fail to comply with the court order to supply him with the documents concerned.
Anwar, 61, has been charged with sodomising his former personal aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23.
He had allegedly committed the offence at Unit 11-5-1, Desa Damansara Condominium, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26 last year.
The opposition leader has claimed that like his first sodomy charge in 1999, this is also part of a political conspiracy. But the authorities have denied this.
Public prosecutor unprofessional
Ina statement, Anwar's lawyer Nair said he was disappointed and perturbed that the public prosecutor has acted most unprofessionally and unethically in not supplying the documents.
He said that the non-cooperation by the public prosecutor was deliberately designed to deny the preparation of the best possible defence for Anwar.
He added that is was also to "deprive and or conceal from our client the evidence that is favourable to him in his defence".
He said that the public prosecutor has deprived Anwar the opportunity to check and verify the veracity and authenticity of the original DNA and other samples.
"This is to deny our client a fair trial," he said in a statement.
He also said the public prosecutor's actions showed that he "has much to hide" and as such Anwar's prosecution was clearly an "abuse, frivolous, unjust and tantamount to a political persecution".
"As such, in the name of justice, we again called upon the public prosecutor to withdraw the charge against our client with immediate effect," he added.
possible.
In his notice of motion filed at the Criminal High Court, Anwar wanted the prosecution to provide him with the documents before the hearing on his sodomy case which would start on July 1 until 24.Among the documents that he wanted were the original CCTV recordings taken at several locations at the scene of the incident at the Desa Damansara Condominium in Bukit Damansara from June 25 to 27, 2008.
The rest are the DNA samples, statements from witnesses including the complainant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, police statements and several other documents.
Public prosecutor named as respondent
Anwar, who also submitted his supporting affidavits, filed the application through Messrs SN Nair and Partners at 2.15 pm. He named the public prosecutor as the respondent.
He applied to the court to acquit and free him immediately from the sodomy charge or to suspend proceedings on his sodomy case permanently should the public prosecutor fail to comply with the court order to supply him with the documents concerned.
Anwar, 61, has been charged with sodomising his former personal aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23.He had allegedly committed the offence at Unit 11-5-1, Desa Damansara Condominium, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26 last year.
The opposition leader has claimed that like his first sodomy charge in 1999, this is also part of a political conspiracy. But the authorities have denied this.
Public prosecutor unprofessional
Ina statement, Anwar's lawyer Nair said he was disappointed and perturbed that the public prosecutor has acted most unprofessionally and unethically in not supplying the documents.
He said that the non-cooperation by the public prosecutor was deliberately designed to deny the preparation of the best possible defence for Anwar.He added that is was also to "deprive and or conceal from our client the evidence that is favourable to him in his defence".
He said that the public prosecutor has deprived Anwar the opportunity to check and verify the veracity and authenticity of the original DNA and other samples.
"This is to deny our client a fair trial," he said in a statement.
He also said the public prosecutor's actions showed that he "has much to hide" and as such Anwar's prosecution was clearly an "abuse, frivolous, unjust and tantamount to a political persecution".
"As such, in the name of justice, we again called upon the public prosecutor to withdraw the charge against our client with immediate effect," he added.
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