US experts: It's Anwar

US experts confirmed Anwar as man in video, court told

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — US authorities have identified the man in the controversial sex video screened by “Datuk T” as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, a magistrate’s court was told this morning.

The point was raised in the facts of the case read out today after the “Datuk T” trio of Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Datuk Shuib Lazim pleaded guilty to their involvement in the screening of the video on March 21.

“Results of the analysis by experts from Dartmouth College, Handover, New Hampshire in the US verified the authenticity of the video, that there was no tampering or any act of super-imposing and that it originated from a DVR camcorder taken from Datuk Shazryl,” deputy public prosecutor Kamalluddin Md Said said when reading the facts of the case this morning.

Abdul Rahim’s lawyer Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who also submitted on the point, told reporters later that according to the experts’ report, it was 99.99 per cent certain that the man in the video is Anwar.

By Clara Chooi

A New Alliance

By Zaid Ibrahim

Like many Malaysians today, I think our country’s politics is on the verge of breakdown. The Pakatan Rakyat has not managed to play a meaningful political role as a federal Opposition. The checks and balances they are supposed to provide have given way to so much hostility that they will shoot down everything the Barisan Nasional proposes, even good ideas.

This behaviour automatically triggers equally vicious reactions from the BN and there is so much mutual hatred even in Parliament that we wonder whether good laws are being made. How can there be? There is so little real debate. There is almost no engagement between the two sides.

Leaders in the BN and Pakatan seem interested only in annihilating each other. One side can “gain” only if the other side “loses”, but the reality is that no one wins in this kind of system. It is unhealthy and it is certainly not democratic. This endless acrimony brings no benefit to the Rakyat. They are disappointed by all the broken promises, the absent leadership, and the blind pursuit of power that puts party politics above all else.

Many openly say the BN is no longer a working coalition. Some of the major component parties nolonger enjoy the support of their constituents and they cannot come to the table as equal partners as they once did. Only UMNO continues to wield its traditional influence—but without the strength of its partners to bring balance, UMNO too has changed. It has become autocratic and fixed in its ways. It is unaware, or afraid, of the need to change. It has become deaf to the needs of others.

Even now there is a movement within UMNO that wants more seats at the next General Election at the expense of the component parties. If this happens, the BN will cease to be a coalition even in name. It will no longer represent Malaysians. It will represent only its own interests and I fear for my country and my fellow citizens should that day ever come.

What about the Pakatan? Not only has it failed to provide a real and constructive Opposition to the Government, it has positioned Anwar as beyond question and reproach. He can do no wrong and his “coalition” follows him blindly out of politically expedience.

Anwar is a convenient figurehead, and he is the only person holding the Pakatan together. PAS and the DAP are still utterly divided on the issue of the Islamic state. They have merely postponed their differences—not resolved them—for the sake of achieving political power. In situations like this, basic questions of right and wrong get lost in the mud of ambition. Why should a coalition depend exclusively on the cult-status of one man alone?

How can we expect the Pakatan to provide responsible leadership if it simply ignores its own internal differences? Have we even seen any evidence that the Pakatan is a real coalition and not a marriage of convenience?

No, we haven’t, and because they are locked in the endless death-struggle with the BN, we can’texpect anything more of them either.

So, what about the rest of us who are sick of this endless political feuding? There are many of us who adhere closely to the founding principles of our nation regardless of the political leadership of the day. We put national unity first, and we work tirelessly to ensure, as Tunku Abdul Rahman wanted, a place in the sun for everyone.

We yearn for real debate on policies that affect us because we know that this is the process through which we make good laws. We want to engage all sides because we recognise that good ideas exist everywhere, regardless of creed, colour or political affiliation. We never dismiss an argument simply because we don’t like the person who says it—we evaluate proposals on their own merit for the benefit of all Malaysians, not just a particular party, ideology or interest.

Why don’t these Malaysians have a voice in our national political debate? Is it true that to take part in these discussions, we have to be either BN or Pakatan? Of course not. But we need to provide a new space so that individuals—and parties—that have been marginalised by the BN-Pakatan divide may come together.

We need a new alliance made up of Malaysians sincerely committed to a civil society, policy and the public interest.

But unlike the BN and Pakatan, this alliance agrees only on the fundamental principle that each of us has a right to express our views on policy and public issues, and to be heard. Our entitlement is to mutual respect. Our privilege is the responsibility we bear to ensure that each and every one of us gets a fair hearing.

This is how we can rebuild constructive engagement in our political landscape. And yes, we have to rebuild it brick by brick because it has been destroyed—this is an admission we must be honest and courageous enough to make. If the BN and Pakatan cannot recognise the good in each other on matters of national importance, then a new alliance must bridge the divide by being a “Loyal Opposition” devoted to Malaysia and the interests of its diverse peoples.

Such an alliance will provide valuable constructive criticism - or support - to the government of the day, whether at the state or federal level, and it is only through this process that we can reshape our political landscape and return to it the principles of parliamentary democracy that we cherish so much.

Anwar claimed Project IC highly covert operation

Project IC: Anwar says he was kept out of the loop

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim conceded that he had some knowledge of the citizen-for-votes operation in Sabah, allegedly spearheaded by Umno in the early 1990s when he was the party's deputy president.

However, he said that whatever information he received were from "secondary sources" as he was kept out of loop in the highly covert operation popularly known as Project IC or Project M.

"It was a special operation under the Prime Minister's Office and the Home Ministry at that time directly under Mahathir (Mohamad) and Megat Junid (Megat Ayub).

"There was a system (in which it was) operated, and the sum (of funds or people involved) was never referred to the cabinet, or Umno supreme council or the political bureau.

"To be fair, I certainly knew from some secondary sources, (but) clearly it was a very secretive operation," said the PKR de facto leader in an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini on Thursday.

Anwar has been accused of having a hand in the operation as he was instrumental to bringing the Malay-base party to Sabah in 1991.

Mahathir has denied any involvement, while the outcome of a 1997 parliamentary select committee which heard the testimonies of civil servants detained under the Internal Security Act was never made public.

The project hogged the spotlight recently with fresh allegations of similar attempts by Umno to naturalise immigrants to bolster support in the next general election.

Earlier this month, the Hulu Selangor Umno division was accused of writing to the Home Ministry seeking citizenship for some 2,000 people while a police report was lodged over a similar case in Sepang.

Hulu Selangor Umno chief Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar, however, claimed that the letter was forged.

Round 2 of Project IC could be worse 

Nevertheless, Anwar claimed that the new revelations raise concern of a nationwide operation, particularly in Pakatan Rakyat-held states.

He also believes that the second coming of the Project IC, this time in the peninsula, is likely to be worse.
"I don't believe that (what happened in Sabah) was like what is happening now. I have never heard Umno machinery or party apparatus being used like this and I can be challenged on that," he said.

In the Sabah case, village heads were prosecuted for producing false statutory declarations to illegal immigrants as proof of birth to allow them to obtain identity cards.

According to Anwar, despite being a "powerful deputy president", he was never involved in the financial matters of Umno and that he was not a signatory to a single cheque issued by the party.

He said the party finances were all under the direct control of then treasurer Daim Zainuddin and Umno boss Mahathir.

Yet, he estimates that the Sabah operation cost "hundreds of millions of ringgit" and that the nationwide endeavour would mean several hundreds more.

"You mean to say that Umno volunteers are doing this? No, huge corporations (are involved)," he claimed.

While the matter is serious, and should be investigated, the Permatang Pauh MP doubts that it will be dealt with, considering the likely involvement of the Home Ministry.

"This time there is a police report lodged so there must be investigations, but how do you investigate if the police or the Home Ministry is involved?

"(Home Minister) Hishammuddin (Hussein) was being very dismissive (when he should be) saying that we have to study this serious matter, a very serious allegation. (He said) nothing (of that sort)," said Anwar.

Aidila Razak (Malaysiakini source)

Project IC: Is Anwar involved or not?

Project IC: Anwar has a case to answer

Anwar was not only DPM at the time, he was also Umno's head of operations in 1992 to 1994 to topple PBS. Can he really claim to be ignorant?'
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'Anwar not involved in Project IC'

ONG: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim may not be directly involved in the Project IC in Sabah. But don't forget that he was deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998. I find it hard to believe that as DPM, he did not know about such a huge project. Huge in every sense of the word.

Is former PBS supreme council member Dr Chong Eng Leong giving some kind of hint when he said that the question as to "whether Anwar was involved in the issue of ICs to non-citizens in Sabah" should be posed to Anwar himself?

But I guess that if asked that question, Anwar would be evasive, the same way he has been evasive on many other questions on his past conduct while in Umno.

Cannon: Anwar was not only DPM at the time, he was also Umno's head of operations in 1992 to 1994 to topple PBS using phantom votes. Can he really claim to be ignorant of such a massive Umno political exercise? Anwar has a case to answer.

Isa@1penyu: Khalid Jaafar, please let there be only one liar in PKR, and the golden boot for lying goes to none other than Anwar. As deputy prime minister, he does Umno work, while the prime minister runs the government.

Anwar was involved to the maximum and we all know it. Enough of lying - he should just say he regretted it, that would be easier to believe.

Anonymous_1d56: If Anwar was not involved as DPM, was he a sleeping DPM? Or a powerless or ignorant one?

M'siaKiniFan: Anwar, we demand your answer. We think you knew about the Project IC. You were the DPM in 2005, and 600,000 foreigners became instant citizens in order to vote for Umno. That is really sickening and totally unacceptable to us true Malaysians.

Chew Keng Cheow: Anwar may or may not have been involved, along with many other ills, when he was in Umno. That was then and this is now. Pakatan Rakyat has vowed to right this wrong and prevent any such conspiracy.

'Project IC' whistleblower: Pakatan states at risk

Swipenter: Who are the ones selling the country for political power and control? It is as clear as broad daylight that the Umno-led government, starting from Dr Mahathir Mohamad, started to sell the country big time to the "right kind" of foreigners under his vision of achieving a majority Muslim-Malay population as fast as possible.

Once that target has been achieved, they will leverage on their numerical superiority to further enhance their political agenda. But these plotters can never control all the variables in the equation.

Malaysians of Malay origin are now rebelling against this insidious plot and the recent immigrants are not that obedient. In their haste to achieve numerical superiority, they sacrifice quality for quantity like most things here, while local born-and-bred quality people are leaving the country at the same time because of social injustice. How ironical and paradoxical.

Ablastine: Treason it is, because if this continues, Malaysia will be very soon flooded with foreigners and become practically invaded by outside force without even firing a shot. Umno can very well negotiate with countries like Indonesia to send in perhaps about five million Indonesians to get ICs, on condition that they vote Umno.

Lim Chong Leong: Siapa penderhaka? Siapa pendatang? Siapa menjemput pendatang jadi warganegara? Biro Tata Negara (BTN), tolong jawab. Ahli Umno termasuk pendatang. Pendatang pun bukan pendatang sah tetapi pendatang haram!

20121221Disaster: If this is true, Umno leaders are the biggest threat to the nation. The longer Umno rules this country, the more problems will be created. PM Najib Razak really meant it when he referred to defending Putrajaya at all costs, even at the cost of the future of the nation.

Anonymous _be^g: Dr Chong has suddenly recovered from his failing memory, and after joining PKR, has remembered that such things were happening. This amnesia is contagious, like Anwar when he was deputy finance minister/finance minister. Chong's recollections date back to that time.

Anwar, can you let Chong know for sure that you were aware of such conspiracy where you were the No 2 in cabinet while Dr Mahathir Mohamad was No 1?

Paul Kerangkas: Chong Eng Leong, don't trust Anwar too much. It was because of him that the PBS government collapsed. Look at how Anwar treated Sabah PKR leaders.

In Malaysia, only Sabah has the presidential council. Why? The setting up of this council means he doesn't trust Sabah PKR leaders. If he cannot trust Sabah leaders, how can you expect him to help Sabah?

David Dass: Are the Malays better off by us bringing in millions of Indonesian and other Muslims migrants and increasing the ratio of Muslims to non-Muslims? Already the non-Muslim numbers are shrinking because of lower birth rates and emigration. So would the Malays and Malaysia be better off by replacing non-Malays with Indonesian and Muslims from the Philippines?

Is it a concern for anyone that the non-Muslims who are leaving are invariably highly educated or skilled Malaysians who are sought after by countries like Singapore and Australia?

Is this about winning elections? Do we not care about the cohesiveness and unity of our people? Do we not think that keeping the nation intact after generations of shared living experiences is a desirable goal?

Disgusted: This is seriously treason and should be strongly opposed by all true Malaysians, be it Malays, Chinese, Indians and indigenous people of both West and East Malaysia.

We were born here and having built up this nation with blood sweat and tears to what it is now only to be usurped by foreigners who have entered Umno via the back door and may one day outnumber Malays and other races, and take over this nation.

One example is Dr Mohd Khir Toyo who has reached a high rank. In Sabah, many in power via Umno are such people from Philippines and Indonesia.

Umno, desperate to hold on to power knowing its support among Malays is on the wane, is desperate enough to sell out by creating grassroots consisting of such people who have dual citizenship, especially in Penang.

The rakyat should wake up and see this folly and take action before it is too late and this country goes to the dogs.

The above are lifted from Malaysiakini

Anwar not involved in Project IC?

PKR central committee member Khalid Jaafar says PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim was never involved in the Sabah identity card fiasco in the time he was in government.



Khalid, then an aide to Anwar, said: "Although Anwar has held various positions in the cabinet, he was never the home minister.

"Anwar was youth and sports minister, education minister, finance minister and deputy prime minister," said Khalid (left), who is also Hulu Selangor PKR information chief.

"I can (state) that Anwar was never involved in this matter (issuing ICs to non-citizens) in Sabah."

In the cabinet, Khalid said, one cannot infringe on another minister's portfolio.

Megat Junid, he said was the de facto Home Minister (as Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the Home Minister).

“Anwar has never been appointed as acting Deputy Home Minister or acting Home Minister before,” he said.

He said this when Sabah general surgeon Dr Chong Eng Leong was asked today if Anwar had been involved in the issuance of ICs to non-citizens in Sabah.

This was part of an operation called 'Project IC', which Chong has dubbed as "Project M" in reference to the former premier.

Chong, who was a PBS member but is now in PKR, said this when declaring that Umno was responsible in giving out ICs to foreigners who he estimated numbered 600,000 in 2005.

Chong, when asked this question, said he could not answer it and that such questions should be posed to Anwar himself.

Lifted from Malaysiakini

'Project IC' whistleblower: Pakatan states at risk

Hafiz Yatim

A key figure in the 'Project IC' exposé warns that attempts to register illegal immigrants as citizens to pad up the electoral roll, a practice allegedly rampant in Sabah, will likely spread to peninsular Malaysia.

Dr Chong Eng Leong (right in photo), a former Parti Bersatu Sabah leader, said that his 15 years of research chronicled in his book 'Lest We Forget', estimates that about 600,000 illegal immigrants were given citizenship under the 'Project IC' scheme.

Chong, now a PKR member, warned that likely targets for an expansion of this scheme are the states ruled by Pakatan Rakyat - Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan.

"This problem does not only affect national security but also land issues in Sabah... I would not be surprised if they used this modus operandi in Selangor or other Pakatan-held states," he told a press conference at the party's headquarters today.

In his book, published in 2009, Chong claimed that in 1986, Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayob and chief secretary of the government Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid had spearheaded 'Project IC'.

"In 1991, when Umno came to Sabah, there was a Sabah Umno task force where its directors were Musa Aman (current chief minister), Yahya Hussin and secretary Jabar Khan.

"The job of this task force was to look for foreigners in Sabah and issue them Malaysian ICs and then register them as Umno members (to) be included into the Sabah electoral rolls," he said.

All out defence of Putrajaya?

Chong pointed out that some Sabah Umno members including Jabar had been held under the Internal Security Act for their role in the issuance of Project IC to foreigners, which has also been dubbed 'Project M'.

PKR central committee member Khalid Jaafar (centre in photo) said that, if the matter was left uncurbed, it would become another obstacle to Pakatan's bid to take Putrajaya.

"(Prime Minister) Najib Abdul Razak has said he would defend Putrajaya at all costs. Is this one of the ways to be used?

"This method of retaining the government by registering illegal immigrants as citizens and registering them as voters in order to maintain their political control not only affects the security of the country but is also treason.”

Last week, PKR had alleged that a document, purportedly written by Hulu Selangor Umno division, shows proof that attempts to register a scheme similar to 'Project IC' is under way in Selangor. This has been denied.

Khalid said the Project IC may not be widely known in peninsular Malaysia but it is a hot political issue in Sabah.

“Various parties from Pakatan Rakyat and those within BN component parties have asked for the formation of a royal commission of inquiry into the matter to resolve the situation. Until today BN does not want to seriously resolve the situation.

“We know why because the Project IC is by Sabah Umno which is directed to control the political demography of the state and ensure Umno remains in power there. It is time that people in the peninsular understand this project as there is a possibility that it is being implemented here,” he said.

Khalid said that is why as part of the Orange Book or Buku Jingga, Pakatan Rakyat has pledged for the formation of the royal commission of inquiry to resolve the illegal immigrants and the Sabah citizenship issue.

“While we promise this (the formation of RCI) to resolve the problem, we also must be prepared that such syndicates may expand to peninsular Malaysia,” he said.

This was concurred by Chong, who said that is why he is supporting PKR as he does not want the alleged foreigners to usurp the political power and rights of natural born citizens in Sabah.

“I have said the amount now could be 600,000 but this is based on my estimate in 2005. Now those living there and given ICs have their children become naturalised citizens and they are given similar rights as citizens, including voting.

“I believe the second generation of project IC descendents are there in Sabah. Who knows some of them have come to migrate to peninsular Malaysia and transferred to various sensitive constituencies,” he said.

'BN has no intention of solving issue'

Chong said in 1994, PBS won 25 out of 48 seats in the state elections but lost the government through defections to BN.

He said the issuance of ICs to illegal immigrants continued and PBS was convincingly beaten in 1999.

“The federal BN government has no intention at all of solving this issue (of illegal immigrants being given citizenship). What is the point of Sabah being wealthy but our sovereign land is overwhelmed by illegals. The foreigners give rise to tremendous socio-economic effects in Sabah and very much upset its demography and political scenario,” he said.

“The BN federal government must realise that losing the sovereignty of Sabah means the collapse of Malaysia and I believe that was not the intention of the founding fathers of Sabah becoming independent through the formation of Malaysia,” he said.

For this reason, Chong said he wanted Pakatan Rakyat to win the next general election to resolve the mess which Umno and BN has created in Sabah, as pledged in the Orange Book.

“If Pakatan comes to power in Sabah, I hope they will resolve the issue as it is affecting the locals deeply, involving economic opportunities which should have been the right of the real citizens,” he said.

But he warned that what had happened to Sabah could happen in other states in peninsular Malaysia as what had been highlighted by Khalid, with alleged attempts in Selangor.

Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin, who is also PKR Wanita chief, said based on Chong's experience, PKR may appoint Chong to supervise research over an operation by the NRD allegedly to give ICs to illegals here.

Explicit sex clips finally surface

More clips of the sex video allegedly depicting opposition leader and PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim have surfaced on YouTube.

The four clips, lasting between four minutes to 4:24 minutes, resembles the 22-minute video shown to journalists on March 21 at the Carcosa Seri Negara hotel.
This is the third time portions of the sex video have been leaked online, but unlike the first two times - which shows only the beginning and ending of the complete video - the four new clips contains explicit sex acts.

 

However, the video posted by user "rabiaab11" has been taken down late last night due to the website's policy on "nudity or sexual content".

Based on the information on YouTube, the user posted the four videos between 2pm to 6pm yesterday.

The video featured several sex acts lasting about seven minutes, beginning with the woman performed oral sex on the man, followed by the woman straddling the man and ending with the man in missionary position.

Unlike the clips that appeared on April 4 and on Wednesday, which were about 1:45 seconds long, the four clips posted by 'rabiaab11' were much longer.

 

 

White strip in Thai on clips

However, the four clips released today had the same white strip across the footage with the words "Phaholyothin Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10400, Copyright 2011" in Thai script.

The second video, which uploaded on the Internet yesterday, did not have the white strip and instead had a time stamp dated Feb 21, 2011 with the time 22:43 instead. This was similar to the one that was shown to journalist at Carcosa Seri Negara by businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah.

Shazryl later admitted that he, together with former Malacca chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik and former Perkasa treasurer Shuib Lazim are responsible for screening the video.

The three of them have been under police investigation for possession and distribution of pornographic material.

Meanwhile, Anwar has firmly denied that he was the man in the video, lodging a police report in the process.

Pundit: Sarawak losses fatal if PKR doesn’t buck up

Sheridan Mahavera

PKR was over-dependent on Anwar during the Sarawak campaign, said Aeria.

PKR’s dismal performance in the Sarawak election is a disturbing omen of how the party will fare in the next general election unless it institutes painful changes, a political analyst said last night.

Political scientist Dr Andrew Aeria said the party organised a respectable pre-election training programme but it ultimately foundered in making use of those preparations during the campaigning period.

“The campaign itself was too Anwar-centric,” said Aeria, referring to PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who criss-crossed Sarawak to campaign for PKR.

“And they did not offer an alternative to the policies the Barisan Nasional was offering. If it was change, then change to what? That’s what people want to know,” Aeria told a forum here last night on the election results and its implications.

He added that if the party hopes to do well, the PKR also needed to replace its “re-recycled leaders” with new ones and have stronger grassroots machinery.

This, however, did not mean that BN could automatically defeat PKR and wrest back lost seats and Selangor, a state where the former is the dominant party in the Pakatan Rakyat government.

Aeria, of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, said BN must also put through meaningful reforms if it wants to recapture the trust of a public weary of sloganeering.

The PKR fielded 49 candidates in the Sarawak election — the most out all PR and BN parties — but only managed to win three seats: Ba Kelalan, Krian and Batu Lintang.

Its PR partner, DAP, on the other hand, won 12 of the 15 seats it contested. Islamist party PAS won none of the five seats it contested.

BN was able to retain the two-thirds majority in the Sarawak state assembly when it won 55 seats. However, it only secured 54.5 per cent of the popular vote.

Aeria described PKR’s Sarawak campaign as “paradoxical” as it was organised and, at the same time, dysfunctional.

The PKR held pre-election training programmes for polling and counting agents, and for potential candidates.

It also had the support of local non-governmental organisations to tap into widespread anger among Dayaks over ancestral land disputes.

Yet when it came time to the actual campaign, the party was torn by factionalism and infighting between local influential figures over who gets to be a candidate, he said.

“Some candidates were even residing in Kuala Lumpur and flew back to stand in their area. In some places, there was not even a grassroots machinery to help them campaign.

At an earlier press conference, PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli admitted the party was stretched thinly across the 49 seats. However, it was forced to do so because it did not want to give BN walkover victories in 24 seats.

Initially, PKR had only wanted to contest in 25 seats where it had established a presence and was confident of gaining support.

But it was forced to contest in these 24 other seats because neither of its partners wanted to step up and “share the burden” of standing against the BN, Rafizi said.

PKR’s final decision to stand in these “unwinnable” areas crimped the party’s ability to pool its resources and focus on the 25 seats which it stood an even chance of winning.

Aeria noted that a weakness in the PR campaign was that each party’s grassroots machinery did not work each other.

“There was a lot of co-operation between the leaders of each party in how they staged ceramah together. But there was no cooperation at the grassroots level”.

“Moving forward, all parties, whether in BN or PR need to reform and renew. The electorate is more interested in substantive issues but the parties seem stuck in the past,” Aeria said.

‘Male Y is Anwar’ ... to know his fate on May 16

The prosecution claims that Anwar's DNA samples matches that of the Male Y.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lead prosecutor Yusof Zainal Abiden today told the High Court in the Sodomy II trial that the “Male Y” DNA samples found in Mohd Saiful Azlan Bukhari’s anus belonged to Anwar Ibrahim.

The DNA samples were obtained from a toothbrush, water bottle and towel left behind by Anwar in his holding cell on the night of his arrest (July 16, 2008) and marked as exhibits by government chemist Nor Aidora Saedon earlier this month.


Yusof said today that the samples matched the Male Y’s profile.

“It confirms that the unknown contributor Male Y is Anwar. It shows there is a prima facie case,” he said during submissions on whether Anwar should be called to enter his defence in the trial.

Yusof said that Anwar had been the only detainee in the lockup at the time the items were retrieved, as testified last month by former Bukit Aman Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) head Amidon  Anan and DSP Yahya Abdul Rahman.

Government DNA specialist Dr Seah Lay Hong also told the court last month while testifying that analysis of the DNA samples retrieved from around Saiful’s anus had revealed two unknown male DNA profiles, one of which she dubbed “Male Y”.

The defence attempted to get the items thrown out as evidence as they had been obtained through what lead defence counsel Karpal Singh called “trickery and improper methods”, and seemingly succeeded during a trial-within-a-trial.

However, the judge later overturned this decision, allowing the items to be admitted as evidence.

Outside factors

Earlier, the defence team completed its submissions with Karpal questioning the credibility of the testimonies of the prosecution’s star witnesses.

He urged High Court judge Mohamad Zabidin to make his decisions without being influenced by outside factors, including “what is being said by the prime minister”.

He questioned the credibility of Saiful’s testimony, saying that he had claimed the alleged sodomy was non-consensual but had made no attempt to escape.

Karpal also pointed out that the charge against Anwar was having carnal intercourse against the order of nature under Section 377B, meaning that it was consensual.

“However, the complainant (Saiful) had testified that it was non-consensual.”

Calling it an abuse of the legal process, Karpal urged the court to charge Saiful under Section 195 of the Penal Code for fabricating evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable
with imprisonment.

He said Saiful’s conduct did not seem like that of a man who had been sodomised, pointing out that he had not tried to escape despite being younger and stronger than Anwar, and had even indulged in curry puffs and coffee once the alleged act had taken place.

Karpal also questioned why the first doctor Saiful saw, Mohd Osman Abdul Hamid, had not been called to the stand.

Neither were Ezam Mohd Nor (former PKR Youth chief) or Mumtaaz Jaafar (Rosmah Mansor’s confidante) despite being the first to meet Saiful.

Ramkarpal Singh then took Seah and Nor Aidora’s testimonies to task, stating that it would be unwise to use Seah’s report as evidence because she had been selective in her tests.

She did not deny her report was inaccurate,” he said, suggesting the pair had been biased in their reports.

‘Untruthful witness’

He also pointed out that degradation of the DNA samples retrieved from Saiful’s anus was a factor to be considered, as the sample had only been obtained 56 hours after the act allegedly took place.

Investigating officer Jude Pereira had also also not stored it inside a freezer as ordered, but in a metal safe.
Sankara Nair also took a swipe at Pereira’s testimony, calling him an “untruthful witness” as he had not only stored the DNA evidence poorly, but also tampered with the samples because Pereira had cut open the sealed sample bag from Hospital Kuala Lumpur containing the swabs with DNA from Saiful’s anus.

Describing Saiful as “a consummate liar”, he said the charge (against Anwar) was politically motivated.

This is the second time Anwar has been charged with sodomy, the first being in 1998 alongside charges of corruption.

Saiful is Anwar’s former personal aide, who accused Anwar of sodomising him at a condominium in Bukit Damansara on June 26, 2008 between 3.01pm and 4.30pm.

If convicted, Anwar faces a maximum of 20 years in jail.

After hearing the submissions from both parties, Zabidin said he will set a date to announce his decision on whether to throw out the case or proceed with the trial.

This is the second time the PKR de facto leader has been charged with sodomy, the first being in 1998 alongside charges of corruption.

Tashny Sukumaran

Sodomy II: Anwar to know his fate on May 16

The PKR supremo says the proceedings did not show any consideration for ethics or morality of the law.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here set May 16 to deliver its decision whether Anwar Ibrahim will be called to enter his defence or acquit him of his sodomy charge.

Judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah made his decision at the end of the prosecution’s case today.

Twenty-seven witnesses gave their testimonies over 57 days.

Yesterday, the prosecution told the High Court the DNA of “Male Y” found in the anus of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan belonged to Anwar, which the defence fiercely denied.

The prosecution’s case relied mainly on the testimonies of Saiful, three Hospital Kuala Lumpur doctors (Dr Mohd Razali Ismail, Dr Siew Sheue Feng and Dr Khairul Nizam Hassan), and government chemists Seah Lay Hong and Nor Aidora Saedon.

However, the defence countered that not only were the testimonies flawed, there were also uncertainties in the physical evidence, such as the samples from Saiful’s anus being stored

improperly.

Investigating officer Jude Pereira had not stored it inside a freezer as ordered, but in a metal safe.

Today saw the end of the prosecution’s submissions, where solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden said it was proven that the semen found belonged to Anwar.

The defence, led by DAP stalwart Karpal Singh, argued that the evidence “does not prove Male Y is the accused”.

This is the second time Anwar has been charged with sodomy, the first being in 1998 alongside charges of corruption.

Saiful is Anwar’s former personal aide, who accused Anwar of sodomising him at a condominium in Bukit Damansara on June 26, 2008, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm.

If convicted, Anwar faces a maximum of 20 years in jail.

Meanwhile, outside the court, Anwar said that Yusof was just trying to satisfy his political masters and called Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak “vindictive”.

Anwar has long claimed that his sodomy charge is a BN-Umno conspiracy to kill his political career.

He also said it was scientifically proven that no sperm could last even in a freezer for 72 hours.

“In this case it was not kept in the freezer, a fact completely ignored by the prosecution.”

The PKR supremo said the proceedings did not show any consideration for the ethics or morality of the law.

Baiting voters with sex clip

B Nantha Kumar

A BN supporter admits distributing controversial video in Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: A pro-Barisan Nasional blogger has admitted in a posting that he and others are using a sex video to help the coalition gain votes in the Sarawak election.


According to the Kuala Lumpur-based blog, Gerakan Anti-PKR (Anti-PKR Movement), copies of the video, allegedly showing Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim having sex with a prostitute, were being distributed among voters in the state.

The admission is made in a posting entitled “PRN Sarawak: Teka Apa Kami Buat Untuk Selamatkan Rakyat Sarawak (Sarawak Election: Guess What We Are Doing to Save the People of Sarawak). It features photographs of people watching the video on the Ipad.

The posting does not say whether the video being shown is the 22-minute original or the edited version that has been posted on the Internet.

PKR strategy director Fuziah Salleh today denounced the vote-fishing tactic.

“This is the true colour of BN,” she told FMT. “They practise gutter politics.”



However, she does not think that the tactic will help BN gain votes.

“Sarawak needs basic amenities like water, electricity, drainage, roads, schools and hospitals,” she said. “I believe people will not spend time with obscene matters like this.”

She also said BN’s use of the video proved that the coalition feared Anwar’s increasing popularity and influence in Sarawak.

Media told to apologise to Anwar for sex video reports

Penang Pakatan Rakyat youth leaders are seeing red over news of the leaked sex video purportedly involving their leader, Anwar Ibrahim, splashed all over the front pages of several major mainstream media on Tuesday.

The group led by Penang PKR Youth vice-chairperson Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid (left), is also demanding an apology from the Information, Communications and Cultural Ministry over the matter.

"Instruct all mainstream papers which carried the news on its front pages to apologise to Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, his family and all Malaysians," Syed Mikael told the ministry, headed by Rais Yatim.


The Youth leaders also urged all Malaysians to remain calm over the recent allegations against Anwar, who is Permatang Pauh MP.
Syed Mikael said people should review the slanderous allegations cautiously.

The video was revealed by a trio who called themselves 'Datuk T'. One of them was once accused of raping an underage girl, he added, referring to former Malacca chief Minister Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik. The charge was later dropped.

The other two - businessmen Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Perkasa treasurer Shuib Lazim - are individuals said to have close links to Umno.

He urged the police immediately arrest the trio for clearly committing an offense under Section 292 (a) of the Police Act.

After viewing the black and white video over Youtube, depicting two men and a woman in a hotel, the youths convinced that Anwar is not guilty.

'Extremely shameful'

Syed Mikael said Pakatan youths are fully behind the denial issued by PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who claimed the man in the video was not her husband, Anwar.

He added that it was "extremely shameful" that the clip had been witnessed by the whole world.


To allay the concerns of the people, Prime Minister Najib Razak must immediately instruct all government agencies and institutions under him to resolve the matter, he stressed.

"Najib must also order the Malaysian Communications and Mulimedia Commission to take action against all blogs which published the video with the intention of undermining Anwar's political career", he said.

"The earliest blogs which carried the video were pro-Umno bloggers Papagomo and Gerakan anti-PKR," he added.

Police had questioned Anwar (left) and 34 others. The former deputy prime minister has denied he was involved in the video.

Syed Mikael also wants Umno Youth's new media unit to issue orders to all its bloggers to retract the video and apologise to all Malaysians.

He also wants the Home Ministry investigate thoroughly the video still in the possession of the police.

"Najib should also apologise publicly for his failure to prevent this massive transgression against Anwar, his family and all Malaysians," he added. (By Susan Loone)