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Anwar to file report against IGP, AG
Jun 29, 08 9:42am
A
police report is expected to be lodged against the police chief Musa
Hassan and attorney-general A Gani Patail this morning over their
alleged misconduct during Anwar Ibrahim's trials in 1998-1999.
MCPX
Lawyers acting for the PKR de facto leader are expected to lodge the report.
Yesterday Anwar had said that he had evidence implicating
inspector-general of police Musa and AG Abdul Gani Patail in
misconduct, including fabrication of evidence in the cases launched
against him after his sacking from the government in 1998.
He
added that a fresh police report lodged against him for sodomy was a
result of "interested parties to attack me in retaliation" over this
evidence in his possession.
The report alleging sodomy was filed by Anwar's aide, 23-year-old Mohd Saiful
Bukhari Azlan, yesterday.
Anwar claimed
that the accusation against him was a "complete fabrication". PKR also
said that Saiful was arrested and forced by the police to lodge such a
report against Anwar.
Wan Azizah: Aide was volunteer staff
This
morning party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said that Saiful was a
volunteer who joined to help the party during the general election
period three months ago.
She added that little was known of him
and that no background check was done on him as he was just a
volunteer. He later become a special assistant to Anwar.Saiful is a former
student leader at the Universiti Tenaga Nasional.Wan Azizah also added that
Anwar "was taking it well" with the latest happening.
Anwar's lawyers are expected to hold a press conference at about 12 noon today,
to be followed by one held by Anwar himself.
The police have denied that Saiful was arrested and forced to fabricate
evidence as claimed by PKR.Prime
Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has also denied that the government was
behind the new allegation against Anwar and he would let the police to
investigate the matter and take necessary action.
Meanwhile,
Anwar's supporters have started gathering at the Quality Hotel in Shah
Alam in anticipation of a police action against the politician.
Many
had was there overnight to monitor the situation and protect Anwar, who
is at staying at a hotel to attend a two-day PKR workshop with all its
elected representatives.
This morning there were two police patrol vehicles outside the hotel.
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Aide alleges sodomy: Report lodged
Jun 28, 08 11:03pm
A police report has been lodged against MCPXde facto
PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim for allegedly sodomosing one of his aides -
the second time that such an accusation had been made in over 10 years.
The report was lodged by the 23-year-old alleged victim at the Jalan Travers
police station at 6pm.
KL police chief Muhammad Sabtu Osman confirmed that the report had been made.
The man has been sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for a medical examination.
"Yes,
we have received a police report from an aide of Anwar Ibrahim that he
was sodomised. But no, we will not arrest Anwar at the moment," added
deputy federal police chief Ismail Omar.
"We will investigate
this report first. We will look into it and carry out the necessary
steps before issuing any warrant of arrest," he was quoted by AFP.
It is learnt that Anwar met with a number of party leaders at an emergency
meeting late tonight.
At
11.15pm, PKR sent out an SMS message stating that the police had
detained Anwar's special aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan this afternoon
and forced him to lodge a police report about being sodomised by his
boss.
It added that the police are expected to arrest Anwar soon.
Meanwhile, Anwar is expected to comment on this latest crisis at a pre-arranged
press conference tomorrow.
The
press conference is scheduled to be held after a meeting between Anwar
and all PKR members of parliament and state assemblypersons.
Anwar expecting the worst
Party
sources said that Anwar was chairing a party supreme council meeting at
a hotel in Shah Alam when he received an SMS at about 9pm on Saturday
night about the police report lodged against him.
"He then received another SMS at about 9.30pm and his face changed dramatically
after reading that SMS," a party insider told Malaysiakini.
"He did not reveal details of the SMS but merely said that the situation was
very serious," added the insider.
Anwar is said to have left the supreme council meeting to meet his lawyers
until about 11pm.
The council however continued their meeting without Anwar.
Party leaders are saying that they have to be prepared for any eventuality.
DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang wrote in his blog that he had spoken to Anwar over
the phone and that the PKR leader was expecting the worst.
Press statement at 1.25am
Anwar issued a press statement at about 1.25am, saying that the report lodged
against him was a "complete fabrication".
The following is his statement in full:
"The
police report lodged against me earlier today is a complete
fabrication. I believe we are witnessing a repeat of the methods used
against me in 1998 when false allegations were made under duress. This
is clearly a desperate attempt by the Barisan Nasional regime to arrest
the movement of the Malaysian people towards freedom, democracy and
justice.
"The report has been organised by interested parties
to attack me in retaliation for evidence I have recently obtained
implicating IGP (inspector-general of police) Musa Hassan and the AG
(attorney-general) Gani Patail in misconduct including fabrication of
evidence in the cases launched against me in 1998-1999. This vile
attack will not prevent me from releasing this dossier to the public.
"I
urge the Malaysian people to stand against the repressive forces that
will be unleashed by the government in the coming days and weeks. We
expect the media, the judiciary and the police force to all come under
the direct and unchecked control of the executive.
"My fellow
Malaysians - we took a bold step forward on March 8 towards a new dawn
for freedom and justice for all of our citizens.
This people's movement
for change must go on with all of our strength and conviction."
Accused of sodomy in 1997
Meanwhile, at about 1am about 400 people had gathered outside the hotel in Shah
Alam to ensure that nothing happened to Anwar.
The
party leaders and Anwar's lawyer SN Nair also held a press conference
at the Shah Alam hotel at about 1.30am where they distributed Anwar's
statement.
Anwar, a former deputy prime minister and finance
minister of Malaysia, was sacked from the government in 1997 for
allegedly being involved in sodomy and abuse of power.
In 1999, he
was sentenced in a highly controversial trial to six years in prison
for corruption, and in 2000, to another nine years for alleged
homosexual acts.
However in 2004, the Federal Court - the country's highest court - reversed the
second conviction and he was released.
Anwar
has always maintained that the charges were a government hatched
political conspiracy against him, a move denied by the government.
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