From Mynews.in
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and SUARAM express their deepest concern regarding the opening on 3 January 2010 of the trial of Anwar Ibrahim, central figure of the Malaysian opposition, accused of sodomy.
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and SUARAM express their deepest concern regarding the opening on 3 January 2010 of the trial of Anwar Ibrahim, central figure of the Malaysian opposition, accused of sodomy.
The trial of Anwar Ibrahim started on January 3 with Mr. Anwar pleading not guilty and claiming that he is victim of politically motivated criminal suit. In August 2008, a few months after the national election in Malaysia, Mr. Anwar was charged with sodomy against a 24 years old former male aide, under section 377B of the Penal Code of Malaysia that criminalizes homosexuality. Continue reading ‘Indonesia: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Put Once More on Trial’
From AFP
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim moved Monday to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified, complaining he had refused to rein in biased media coverage.
The trial, which Anwar says is a plot to end his political career, began last week with graphic testimony from 24-year-old former aide Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan who accuses Anwar of sodomising him.
Defence lawyers objected Friday when Utusan Malaysia, a Malay-language daily linked to the government, ran photographs of the court’s closed-door visit to the apartment where the sexual encounter allegedly took place.
Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah refused a request to admonish the daily over the pictures, as well as an earlier headline that said “Not willing to be sodomised again,” which the defence said suggested they had sex more than once. Continue reading ‘Malaysia’s Anwar seeks to remove sodomy case judge’
From “Magicgates”
Even if he did not pass motion for two days, the urge would have been very strong. The peristaltic movement of the bowels would have been there and there would have been some secretion. The anus being a place in which bacteria is excreted, substances like semen would disintegrate fast.
It is different if the semen is deposited into the vagina where it can stay on for up to three days. But then God intended the semen to be deposited in the vagina – not the anus. So nature in itself has a way of dealing with this kind of situation!
Too bad, Malaysians are not the type of people that will revolt. If it had been India, Pakistan or the Philippines the people would have responded by now. But being Malaysians, our leaders know that they can even feed ‘poison’ to us and we will willingly take it saying that is is ‘teh tarik’.
No matter which Malay leader rises against the establishment, the oldest trick in the book will be used against him. All it takes is to have a willing boy.
From Reuters
By David Chance; Editing by Bill Tarrant
Malaysian media photos showing “in camera” proceedings in the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim prompted complaints of bias in the politically charged trial on Friday.
The graphic picture in Friday’s edition of government-controlled Malay language Utusan Malaysia showed a 24-year-old man, who says Anwar had sex with him, gesturing toward a bed.
The same paper on Thursday used language that was struck out of court proceedings after objections by Anwar’s lawyers in a headline that read “Not willing to be sodomised again,” implying that Anwar had sex with the man more than once. Continue reading ‘Malaysian Media Shapes Battleground in Anwar trial’
From Malaysia Kini
‘The defence in Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial should therefore demand that the samples be sent to a reputable laboratory to determine their age and identity.’
‘I did not pass motion for two days’
Dok: It appears very likely that the prosecution is going to prove its case by showing that Anwar Ibrahim’s semen were found in Mohd Saiful Bukhary’s anus and on his clothing. There is a strong possibility that this semen might have been taken from Anwar’s previous trial and planted into Saiful and onto his clothing.
In the past several years, there have been studies which claim that it is possible to determine the age of a biological sample by using the ‘Temporal PCR’ method. The defence should therefore demand that the samples be sent to a reputable laboratory to determine their age and identity.
No Fool: Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? If you have been sodomised against your will, your reaction would be to go wash yourself and expel whatever it’s deposited into your behind with utmost urgency. And here he tells the whole world that he didn’t pass motion for two days. Hmm….
P Dev Anand Pillai: Even if he did not pass motion for two days, the urge would have been very strong. The peristaltic movement of the bowels would have been there and there would have been some secretion. The anus being a place in which bacteria is excreted, substances like semen would disintegrate fast. Continue reading ‘People Said: ‘Semen may be 1998 sample’’
Dari TV Selangor
Dalam pada itu, Utusan Malaysia terus membuat laporan yang dilihat memfitnah Anwar walaupun akhbar itu di tegur oleh hakim perbicaraan semalam.
Namun Hakim Mohamad Zaibin Mohd Diah masih enggan mengenakan tindakan menghina mahkamah terhadap Utusan.
Akhbar itu semalam menyiarkan pula gambar-gambar dengan berita yang tidak berpaut kepada fakta kes.
Semalam, Pengarah Komunikasi Parti Keadilan Rakyat membuat laporan polis terhadap Utusan kerana dikatakan menyiarkan laporan ini yang dilihat bersifat fitnah bersabit keterangan Saiful. Continue reading ‘Konspirasi 2: Laporan Dilihat Memfitnah Anwar’
From The Economist
The opposition leader treads a familiar path into the dock
SLINGING mud at opponents is a staple of most democracies, even if voters might prefer a more sensible debate. In Malaysia, a prudish, majority-Muslim country, it seems that nothing succeeds quite like below-the-belt personal attacks. For Anwar Ibrahim, the opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, who went on trial this week accused of sodomising a young male aide, the tactic is wearily familiar. In 1998 he was charged with the same crime, found guilty and jailed. Exonerated and freed, he has staged a comeback that another conviction might jeopardise.
Much has changed in Malaysia since Mr Anwar last took the stand. His nemesis, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, who presided over his downfall, has retired, if not exactly gracefully or quietly. The once-mighty United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which leads a 13-party multiracial governing coalition, looks increasingly vulnerable at a future election. A judiciary that was seen as beholden to its political masters has begun to assert its independence, and has sided with free-speech plaintiffs in prickly faith-related cases. Continue reading ‘Malaysian politics: There they go again’
From Canadian Press
By Eileen Ng
The court in the politically charged sodomy trial of Malaysia’s opposition leader on Thursday visited the apartment where a former aide says Anwar Ibrahim coerced him into sex – a charge the defendant says is part of a high-level conspiracy.
Prosecutors also submitted security footage that they said showed the young man was in the building when he claims. Continue reading ‘Lurid Sex Allegations Recorded in Sodomy Trial of Malaysia’s Opposition Leader Anwar’
From Channel News Asia
There has been mixed reaction from the Malaysian public to the shocking testimony by Mohd Saiful Bukhari, who has accused opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him.
On Wednesday, the 25-year-old former aide to Anwar told a packed courtroom how his former boss made sexual advances towards him. Continue reading ‘Lurid Testimony of Anwar’s Sodomy Trial Closed to Public’
From BBC News
The trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges has visited the apartment where his a former aide says he was assaulted.
The trial in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, opened on Wednesday after a judge rejected an appeal by defence lawyers.
Mr Anwar has consistently denied the charges, saying they are part of a political conspiracy against him.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Malaysia and Mr Anwar faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The judge denied Mr Anwar’s lawyers advanced access to medical evidence, DNA and CCTV tapes, which they said were key in providing a proper defence. Continue reading ‘Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy Trial Visits Kuala Lumpur Flat’
From Reuters
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim heads for trial on Tuesday on a charge of sodomy, placing the country’s courts under scrutiny again after his doubtful conviction for the same offence almost a decade ago.
Anwar was tried first on corruption charges and then for sodomy after his sacking as Deputy Prime Minister in 1998 amid a political feud with then premier Mahathir Mohamad.
His case drew a chorus of international criticism with then-U.S. Vice President Al Gore saying at the time that the trial “mocked international standards of justice.” Continue reading ‘Malaysia’s courts in the dock over Anwar trial’
Dari Malaysia Kini
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mahu Utusan Malaysia dikenakan tindakan menghina mahkamah berhubung laporan akhbar itu hari ini mengenai perbicaraan kes liwat melibatkan ketua pembangkang itu.
Beliau yang ditemui sebelum meninggalkan perbicaraan hari ini berkata semakan melalui rekod mahkamah dan peguamnya menunjukkan apa yang dilaporkan oleh akhbar itu tidak tepat.
“Dalam kes ini kalau dah ada pertuduhan, biar saya diberi keadilan. Tiada kenyataan yang disebut di muka depan Utusan, maknanya Utusan ini jadi alat Umno. Dia nak lawan depan tak boleh, dia fitnah kotor biadap dan jijik begini,” katanya. Continue reading ‘Anwar: Utusan Kotor, Biadap, Jijik’
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