The verdict on Sodomy 2 will be delivered on a later date.
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PUTRAJAYA: After eight days of hearings, the submissions for Anwar Ibrahim’s last stand before the Federal Court has ended and the decision will be delivered on a date yet to be announced by the court.
Lead defence counsel Gopal Sri Ram wrapped up his submissions today by rebutting the remainder of deputy public prosecutor Shafee Abdullah’s submissions, including a knock on Saiful Bukhari, the young man in the middle of this legal drama, telling the court, “Corroboration is only required if witness was credible. Saiful is a worthless witness, a man devoid of any credibility.
“Saiful is an accomplice that demands corroboration. He has a motive and he has embellished evidence.”
Gopal also took Shafee to task for saying that Dr Osman Abdul Hamid need not be impeached, saying the deputy public prosecutor must have lacked the confidence to do so. Calling the doctor an “honest and credible witness,” Gopal described the Court of Appeal’s decision to discredit his qualifications and evidence as a “grave injustice.”
He told the judges to forgive Anwar for alleging conspiracy, saying the accused had been jailed, acquitted, and accused again of a similiar offence.
“Anwar is being hounded again by a complainant who is without merit and who should not be believed,” he said. “So he should be allowed to say conspiracy.”
Chief Justice of Malaysia Arifin Zakaria announced that as the submissions were long and the judges needed to deliberate, the verdict would be delivered at a later date. Anwar’s bail was extended.
PUTRAJAYA: After eight days of hearings, the submissions for Anwar Ibrahim’s last stand before the Federal Court has ended and the decision will be delivered on a date yet to be announced by the court.
Lead defence counsel Gopal Sri Ram wrapped up his submissions today by rebutting the remainder of deputy public prosecutor Shafee Abdullah’s submissions, including a knock on Saiful Bukhari, the young man in the middle of this legal drama, telling the court, “Corroboration is only required if witness was credible. Saiful is a worthless witness, a man devoid of any credibility.
“Saiful is an accomplice that demands corroboration. He has a motive and he has embellished evidence.”
Gopal also took Shafee to task for saying that Dr Osman Abdul Hamid need not be impeached, saying the deputy public prosecutor must have lacked the confidence to do so. Calling the doctor an “honest and credible witness,” Gopal described the Court of Appeal’s decision to discredit his qualifications and evidence as a “grave injustice.”
He told the judges to forgive Anwar for alleging conspiracy, saying the accused had been jailed, acquitted, and accused again of a similiar offence.
“Anwar is being hounded again by a complainant who is without merit and who should not be believed,” he said. “So he should be allowed to say conspiracy.”
Chief Justice of Malaysia Arifin Zakaria announced that as the submissions were long and the judges needed to deliberate, the verdict would be delivered at a later date. Anwar’s bail was extended.
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