From Peguampas
By Hanipa Maidin
I have been practising as a criminal lawyer for almost 16 years. I have considerable experience defending accused persons who were being charged for sexual related crimes. My experience tells me that the prosecution will never charge a person for an offence of rape or sodomy if the medical evidence is not favourable to them. It is almost an accepted rule of practice or a legal norm, as far as the offence of rape or sodomy is concerned, medical evidence operates as oxygen to the prosecution.
It seems to me that such a practice is no longer adhered to in the current ongoing trial of Anwar Ibrahim. When the accused person is Anwar Ibrahim the rule of game is suddenly and drastically changed. When Anwar is charged the prosecution no longer seems to gauge the strengths of its case on the available evidence they have. When Anwar Ibrahim is tried the prosecution will, come what may, happily proceed with the trial regardless whether it has fragile evidence or no evidence at all against him !!
The only crime Anwar committed in this case is for having the name, Anwar Ibrahim.
I believe that if another person by the name of Ibrahim Anwar or any other Ibrahims allegedly sodomised Saiful the prosecution would not charge such a person when provided with the medical report prepared by doctors in Pusat Rawatan Islam ( Pusrawi ) and Kuala Lumpur General Hospital respectively.
Both reports, as I was told by lawyers in Anwar’s legal team, contain a very damning evidence against the prosecution in that they unequivocally state that there are no visible signs of penetration of Saiful’s anus. As far as the report of the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital is concerned, it was duly signed by three doctors. So what the prosecution have in their possession are the reports certified by four doctors ( one from Pusrawi and three from KLGH ) apparently dismissing the prosecution’s theory that Saiful was ever sodomised by Anwar.
People may ask why the AG, despite such a damning evidence against the prosecution, is still adamant, and not withdraw the charge against Anwar?The reason is pretty obvious, that is the accused person is Anwar Ibrahim. When Anwar Ibrahim is tried the prosecution will not care even with the existence of a hundred medical reports exonerating Anwar Ibrahim of any sexual offence.
To the layman, this question may crop in their mind. Is the medical evidence really significant in Anwar’s trial ? The answer to that is a resounding yes. As I have indicated earlier the medical evidence is oxygen to the prosecution’s case. The prosecution case dies the moment oxygen disappears or malfunctions.
It is a rule of prudence, as the lawyers call it, in any sexual related crimes, the evidence of the complainant per se is legally insufficient . Such evidence must be corroborated by other independent evidence.
Translated into Anwar’s trial, Saiful’s evidence alone is not sufficient to convict Anwar. His evidence must be corroborated. Of course a corroboration is not needed for all crimes. But in sexual offences, corroboration is highly significant in order to support the factum ( act ) of the alleged sodomy.
Why corroborative evidence is necessary in sexual related cases ? The legal practitioners say such evidence is needed because of the nature of such offences. In any rape or sodomy case it is relatively easy to allege that a crime has been committed by such and such person but it is on the other hand difficult for any person who is being charged to such offences to disprove such an allegation.
We can see clearly even before the court passes any verdict on Anwar, judging from the media coverage which appeared in Utusan and other BN’s controlled media, Anwar is as good as being found “guilty” by these so called juries. The media coverage was so vicious that one wonders whether Anwar’s, or for that matter, his family’s dignity brings any value to this irresponsible media.
The law says if you accuse somebody of committing a sodomy against you the law requires you to furnish corroborative evidence to support your allegation. That is why even in Islamic criminal law if a person is charged for sodomy, the prosecution must bring four witnesses who really see the actual penetration. That shows Islam also takes into account corroborative evidence.
And in Islam the standard of proof in sodomy case is very high indeed that is the prosecution must prove its case beyond any shadow of doubt, and the present standard of proof in civil law which is only beyond reasonable doubt. Thus in Islam any iota of doubt must be ruled in favour of the accused based on the maxim that “ the offence of hudud is withdrawn whenever iota of doubt is present ” . Islam holds the view that it is much wiser for a judge to err in acquitting 10 guilty persons rather than to err in convicting even one innocent person !!
In sodomy , like a crime of rape, the essential element which needs to be proven by the prosecution is the act of penetration itself. In Islamic law the same element also needs to be established by the prosecution in certainty.
Now how is the prosecution able to prove the element of penetration if they do not produce the medical reports/evidence? And how are the medical reports in Anwar’s trial useful to prosecution if they clearly say no visible signs of penetration to Saiful’s anus. The medical evidence is supposed to corroborate Saiful’s evidence but apparently in this case the same medical reports in fact exonerate Anwar Ibrahim. The rule is so simple : no penetration no prosecution. But the AG seems to hold the view that yes, no penetration but mind you we still have persecution to do!!
It is beyond question if Anwar is tried under the Islamic law, the charge, as it is presently framed against him, will never see the light of the day. Seeing the oral testimony of Saiful so far one cannot avoid to jump to the conclusion that it was a groundless or trumped up charge.
The AG should exhibit a high level of professionalism and integrity in the Anwar’s case. Intellectual honesty dictates that the prosecution should withdraw the charge against Anwar Ibrahim. Period. To prosecute a person in the absence of credible evidence is definitely tantamount to a prosecutorial misconduct and wastage of public funds.
The day that AG becomes the tool of the crooked politicians should have passed after the election tsunami in 2008.
We (rakyat) feel really stupid having the current government leading us this way…God, please help us.
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Aya Reply:
February 10th, 2010 at 8:27 am
memang kita sekarang di perbodohkan..
BN spt firaun yg sombong kpd Allah hingga ke akhir hayat nya
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Hakim boleh jatuhkan hukuman kepada DSAi walaupun jubur saiful tiada kecederaan. Selalunya orang yang kena main bontot akan lebih lancar beraknya tapi saiful tak berak dua hari. Pendakwa juga kata ada air mani DSAI dalam jubur saiful.
Sama-samalah kita tenguk penghujung perbicaraan ini. Aku yakin 95% DSAI akan didapati bersalah. Kalau dalam kes Perak yang budak sekolah boleh tafsir undang-undang tubuh negeri Perak bahawa untuk memecat MB perlukan undi tak percaya, tetapi 5 hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan lebih arif apa arahan yang diterima. Berapa agak keputusan? 5-0, 4-1 atau 3-2. Aku rasa sebulat suara.
Rakyat tidak perlu berdemontrasi lagi. PR tidak mampu berlawan dengan kerajaan. Kalau lawan BN bolehlah. Kita perlu memperkasakan iltizam untuk menghapuskan kebobrokan, kezaliman ini dengan cara menghadapi PRU13. Ayuh semua jemaah dalam PR, banyak usrah dan penerangan kepada RAKYAT, kurangkan pergelutan sesama sendiri. Ingat, semua ahli gabungan PR telah bersetuju untuk berganding bahu menegakkan keadilah sejagat.
Allahuakbar. Wallah huaklam.
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amat sedih rasa di hati, dgn perkara pelik (kes altantuya, kes dsai ini dan byk lagi) yg berlaku di Msia yg dicintai, gara-gara cintakan duniawi semua sanggup di langgari, hukum Allah, hukum manusia,,semua..aduh sakittttt….sekali…
Ya Allah selamatkan kami, selamatkan pemimpin2 yg berjuang pd jln yg hak..
KAU yg BERKUASA atas segala sesuatu…kami pasti yg benar akan dapat kita saksikan. Mereka menang untuk sementara saja kerana byk lagi kezaliman yg akan kita saksikan dari mereka..the day will come..
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sedih, sakittt… sekali dgn apa yg berlaku..kezaliman terus menerus berleluasa..tidak takut langsung pada ALLAH..tapi ALLAH itu MAHA BERKUASA ke atas segala sesuatu..kezaliman akan terus ditonjolkan dan akhirnya pasti KEBENARAN dapat ditegakkan..JUST YOU WAIT BE END!!!!
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Yang salah adalah kita….kita yang benarkan ini berlaku…..kita yang biarkan ini semua berlaku…we let these people bermaharajalela sampai they jadi bertambah berani setiap hari untuk memperbodohkan kita.
This is what they say to themselves when they carry out these atrocities and injustices….alaahh…orang kat Malaysia ni, baik cina, india, lebih2x lagi Melayu, mana berani lawan..gertak aje dah senyap. Tak caya, tengok je lah ape kia tengah buat kat Anwar, kat RPK, kat Kelantan, kat semua semua tulah…mana ade yang berani lawan? Ada pun dua tiga kerat jerr, tapi senang kita kasi padam, majoriti yang lainnya takan tulong pon…Yaah! kita boleh buat apa kita suka ha ha ha!
Sampai bila kita nak biarq depa semua nih? Boleh tak kita tanam keyakinan dalam diri kita yang sebenarqnya kuasa tu dalam tangan kita! THE CHANGE START WITH US!! WE HAVE TO CHANGE SO THAT WE CAN CHANGE THEM!
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aku rasa peluang datuk seri menang ialah 0% bagi saya UMNO tidak akan melepaskan kes ini dengan mudah kerana DSAI adalah orang yang menjadi ancaman utama kepada kelangsungan kuasa UMNO ini. Sejarah telah membuktikan UMNO akan membuat apa sahaja untuk mempertahankan kuasa. Peristiwa 13 Mei merupakn contoh terbaiknya..Ini sejarah yang cuba disembunyikan UMNO.. kerana UMNO lah yang menjadi punca terjadinaya peristiwa ini. Sejarah tidak pernah berbohong..Kita boleh lihat sejak akhir2 ini mereka cuba membakar sentimen ini untuk terus berkuasa. Dimanakah kecekapan dan kepantasan polis selama ini yang begitu teruja untuk menyiasat pemimpin dan perhimpunan PR??? kenapa begitu banyak gereja yang dibakar. Sebab kerana ada tangan2 ghaib di sebalik semua itu. Siapa lagi kalau bukan UMNO..benar kata Prof. emiritus Shanon Ahmad dulu UMNO adalah HAPRAK..SHITTTTTTTTTTT
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sabar DSAI kerana Tuhan sentiasa bersama pihak yang benar. sesungguhnya dosa seorang yang membuat fitnah itu lebih besar dari dosa membunuh. mereka yang bersubahat boleh menang di dunia ini dan mengaburi mata rakyat tp sesungguhnya mereka tidak sesekali berjaya menipu PENCIPTA mereka. alangkah takutnya jika mereka benar2 tahu bahawa siksa ALLAH itu amat azab siksaannya..percaya pada janji ALLAH.
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Mr. Maidan’s reasoning regarding civil non-Islamic legal adjudication is correct with
respect to forensic evidence and is philosophically correct with regard to Sharia Law
on sexual misconduct and sexual battery; however, that is absolutely not how Islamic
Law deals with sexual misconduct in reality. To even remotely suggest that Sharia
Law is carried out fairly and impartially in any Muslim country is patently absurd.
‘Homosexual’ crimes are tried routinely in Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Libya
(to name a very few) without any substantiation of causation or guilt and just as
routinely supposed Homosexual criminals are hanged, tortured, shot and, if they
are fortunate, merely jailed for 20 years. Muslim governments rountinely round up
both Homosexual and Heteosexual individuals and execute them without benefit of either
civil or Islamic trial. There is no place on Planet Earth where Sharia Law can be
said to be remotely judicial, fair and equitable (and there never will be) and the
same can apparently be said of civil law as well (and not merely just in Malaysia).
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Salam DSAI,Hanifa dan Rakan Semua. Mat sangat bersetuju dengan apa yang ditulis sdr Hanifa. Kes DSAI sangat luar biasa sehingga AG dah tak pandai membuat keputusan untuk menuduh seseorang.Apa pun apa yang ditulis oleh Hanifa mestilah di terjemah kedalam Bahasa Melayu, disebarkan luas kepada Semua Ahli Pakatan Rakyat supaya mereka telah ada dihati mereka pendirian yang tetap dan mantap bahawa tuduhan terhadap DSAI tersebut adalah jahat dan hanya untuk memalukan pemimpin besar kita itu. Mat percaya sekiranya Hakim-Hakim ada kepandaian, akal fikiran yang waras dan takut akan balasan Allah SWT maka beliau akan melepaskan DSAI atau sebaliknya.
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Salam,
Semestinya DSAI akan didapati bersalah tetapi bukan atas tuduhan liwat.Mereka ada tuduhan lain untuk DSAI sebab itu pihak defenden tidak boleh melihat dokumen pendakwaan pihak pendakwa.Sepertimana dalam kes liwat Anwar 1998 dulu yang bertukar menjadi kes rasuah maka begitu juga drama sensasi kali ini – pihak defenden akan mendapat pukulan TKO yang mereka tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa kerana tidak cukup persediaan. Ya kita sama-sama nantikan bagaimana kes liwat akan bertukar menjadi kes ******** dan DSAI akan didapati bersalah.
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Manusia merancang, ALLAH yang menentukan. Namun pada hakikatnya, gerak dan diam walaupun satu zarah, ALLAH yang urus serta tadbir. Jika amal dan perbuatan ikut landasan yang Tuhan suka, InsyaALLAH SELAMAT ! Sebaliknya, jika sikap, feel, tabiat, amal dan perbuatan mengikut landasan YANG SALAH, ke jurang Neraka kesudahan dan akhirnya.
Jika mahu ke Johor, tentu arah selatan yang kita tuju. Malangnya, Umno-BN nak tunjuk ‘terror’. Katanya nak ke Johor tapi, menonong ikut ke timur. Boleh selamat ker ! FOR SURE, NO ! Pelik cikit sesedara kita kat dalam Umno, bila kita peringatkan mereka…’tangan kita’ plak yang digigit ! Jika sekali, kira okey ! Boleh kita maafkan. Kedua kali, kena kasi warning. JAGA-JAGA ! Buat jugak lagi, dah tentu MAK KAMU HAYUN !Silap haribulan…PANG ! Kono pelempang !
Maka, betul rupanya, sedara ! Tak guna melepaskan ‘anjing tersepit’ ! Oleh itu, biarkan dia terus ‘tersepit’ dan tak betul haluan. Biar hanyut sampai ke hutan belentara. Kita tunjukkan ; lebuhraya, dia nak tunjuk pandai. Ikut utan ‘mencabar’ kononnya. Maka, biar dia sesat ! Degil ‘tak masuk ajar’ memang tak guna dikesian.
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Salam DSAI dan Kekawan semua, Mat cadangkan supaya Sdr Hanifa Maidin dilantik sebagai salah seorang penal Peguam yang membela DSAI. Mat kumpulkan wang untuk lantik seorang islam dalam penal tersebut mewakili PAS dan Kekawan semua. Kekawan semua rasanya setuju dengan kebolehan luar biasa beliau dalam banyak pembelaan kes PAS dan sebagainya. DSAI kena fikirkan kebolehan seorang islam dalam membela musibah tersebut. Dengan doa PR dan usaha berterusan Insallah SWT. DSAI akan terlepas dari kes atau lakonan tersebut. Kawan saya SIR ABU bagilah komen sikit tentang ini…..
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SIR ABU Reply:
February 11th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Adindaku, MP ! Hal undang-undang kamu yang lebih bijak. Kekanda tak pandai. Hanya ‘tawakkal’ kat ALLAH Yang Maha Pandai ! Apa pun setiap usaha yang dapat membawa kepada selamat, maju, berjaya dan sejahtera sesuai dengan kehendak ALLAH bukan setakat ‘moral support’ seluruh wang-ringgit kekanda sanggup kekanda habiskan.
Melabur dalam ‘keredhaan Allah’ langsung tak rugi, sedara. Melabur cara Najib dan Rosmah yang ‘terlajak cerdik’ sampai hukum-hakam Tuhan pun depa tak entang, itu kekanda minta maaf bebanyak. Bukan pasal apa adindaku MP ! Tuhan confirmed rugi. Tak nak aku !
So, sedaraku MP…kamu atur molek-molek then contact kekanda ! InsyaALLAH bisa diatur. Tapi, hal duit tu kekanda terpaksa berterus-terang. Kamu lebiH kaya dari abang. Dalam kocek ado seposen jer ! Apo nak buek, dah dasar ‘fakir’ ! Gitulah hidup, aduhai adindaku MP !
Abang tetap support kamu. INSYAALLAH !
SOKONG DSAI SAMPAI JADI PM. INSYAALLAH !
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hakim agustine paul dan peguam negara moktar abdullah kes mahkamah@liwat dsai@datuk seri anwar 1998….pun tak kemana2 perginya ke situ juga….kena ingat lah yg maha esa@allah..
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We can’t get good results out of wrong decisions. I agree that the prosecution has been over zealous in its persecution. Looks like the judge has done himself the favour of a right decision in making that contradictory staement. It would facilitate the recusal for himself and help him to get out of the sticky situation he has been put in.It isn’t easy to adhere to instructions from above which are against good principles and be a fair judge at the same time. It’s difficult to go against the tide. Its best to find a nice way out through a recusal and I think it might be on that path.All well and will end well for a recusal.
prof JB
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The case unequivocally is an ultimate insult to the intelligece of the rakyat.
The case sounds more like an despicable masa masa childrens play imbued with high degree stupidity,shittish intelligence and every kind of thresh available.
For heaven sake! Malaysians deserve better things after 50 over years of independance.
FOR THE LEARNED HAKIM2…THIS IS A CASE OF A PURPORTED CRIME OF MUTUAL CONSENT BETWEEN 2 CIVILIZED ADULTS AND NOT RAPE AS THE BASIS OF THE PROSECUTION IS BEING PURSUED……….
Pada Hakim2..di mana belajar undang2 yang outdated..Budak kecik pun tahu undang2 yang rational.
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THE CASE STINKS TOO MUCH OF AN HOLE!!!..
& CO-INCIDENTLY IS BEING PATRONISED BY A BUNCH OF SHITTY SKUNKS FROM THE JUDICIARY.WHAT A JOKE IN THIS CIVILIZED WORLD…..LAUGH YOUR STOMACH OUT.BODOH BETUL.
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apa pun tujuan utama utk penjarakan DSAI dan x dpt bertanding dlm Pru13..itu je motif..
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sabar, kerana bersama orang yg sabar. Inna Allah ha maassabirin. Ujian ringan atau berat pasti akan berlaku kepada hamba Allah yg kuat berjuang, akhirnya berjaya ke PUTRA JAYA Persint A
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