Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim testified today that government doctors measured his private parts and pubic hair after he was arrested in July, 2008 in what he said was a “degrading” medical examination.
But he refused the insertion of any instrument into his anus.
He told the High Court today that he was forced by the police to go through the medical examination during his overnight arrest from July 16-17, 2008.
The PKR defacto leader said that police officers had made him go to Hospital Kuala Lumpur at 8pm on July 16 for a medical examination by two doctors — consultant surgeon Dr Jayaindran Sinadorai and consultant physician Dr Ee Boon Leong.
Anwar claimed that the examination was a degrading experience, as he was made to undress, and his private parts were measured.
“After checking my upper part, they asked me to undress, to measure my private parts and measure the length of my pubic hair which was very degrading and they examined my penis and anus.
“There were no insertions of any instrument, as I did not agree to it,” said Anwar.
The 63 year-old politician said that the two doctors informed him that the wanted DNA samples as well as body and hair samples taken from him.
Anwar also answered questions on “alleged sodomy.” He told the court that he had refused to give the hospital any samples upon advice from his lawyers.
“Based on personal experience, I have evidence of samples stolen from HKL in 1998,” said Anwar, referring to his first sodomy case.
The country’s Opposition Leader claimed that he had been held under “deplorable” conditions during his arrest on that day which had affected his health and caused him “excruciating” pain after his release
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim recounted his ordeal three years ago when a special squad clad in balaclavas, armed with sub-machine guns forced his car to a halt before dragging him off to the police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, where he said he was illegally detained so as to provide opportunities for the authorities to lift DNA samples from him.
At the police HQ, he was grilled for three hours and then sent off to the government-owned Hospital Kuala Lumpur, where two doctors checked his penis and anus.
"This was very degrading," the 63-year old former deputy prime minister told the court on Thursday.
Fabricating DNA evidence
Anwar is on trial for having sodomized his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan in June 2008, soon after he announced plans to make a comeback to Parliament.
He has denied the charges and accused his arch rival Prime Minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor of hatching the plot with Saiful to derail his political career.
Sodomy is a crime punishable by up to 20 years in jail. Government chemists have said they found two DNA profiles on Saiful’s anus and pants – one belonging to Saiful himself and the other to a yet-to-be-identified ‘Male Y’.
However, few Malaysians doubt Male Y will turn out to be Anwar. During his detention by the police, they had lifted DNA samples from his water bottle, towel and toothbrush.
His lawyers believe that the Najib administration may have ordered the DNA to be planted as three other DNA profiles belonging to three different males were also found on Saiful's anus and pants.
Illegal arrest
The defense team is now applying to the judge to reject the water bottle, towel and toothbrush as evidence as they claim Anwar was illegally arrested and detained.
Anwar himself told the court that he didn’t know he was being arrested on that day, July 16, 2008. None of the police officers had informed him he was being arrested.
"I asked them why are they doing this but they said they wanted my cooperation in this matter although I had indicated I wanted to meet Jude,” Anwar said.
He was referring to Jude Pereira, a senior cop. The arresting officer was one Supt Ahmad Taufik.
The police took three hours to record his statement from 2.30pm to 5.30pm but did not let him leave after that.
"I asked them, 'you asked me to give my statement but what else? They should release me. Instead they brought me to HKL and I arrived there after 8pm on July 16, 2008," Anwar told a mesmerized courtroom.
The doctors at HKL then checked him and asked him about the alleged sodomy case. Anwar also refused to allow them to take his DNA samples.
“I refused to give my blood samples as I followed my lawyers advice,” he said.
“This arrest is to try to trap me," Anwar added.
Fears for Anwar's life
The police brought Anwar back to their headquarters at about 11pm.
"I asked the police and Jude, 'when are you going to release me? And they said, 'you'll be home soon'. Instead, they brought me to the lock-up," Anwar said.
"I asked the police and Jude, 'when are you going to release me? And they said, 'you'll be home soon'. Instead, they brought me to the lock-up," Anwar said.
He had previously complained that the police treated him like an animal and threw him into a filthy and antiquated cell although there were cleaner ones available.
There is speculation the cell was specially chosen because it was not equipped with CCTV cameras and could not capture what happened to Anwar if something unfortunate occurred.
Anwar was beaten up by the Inspector General of Police in 1998 while in remand over his first sodomy trial from which he was acquitted.
In 1998 and even now, there are fears for his life as he poses a real challenge to the current ruling coalition.
On Thursday, he told the court the cell had steel bars on all four sides. Anwar claims one Supt Yahya Abdul Rahman gave him the mineral water bottle, towel, toothbrush, toothpaste and soap.
"I did not expect VIP treatment but the conditions were deplorable while conditions at the washroom were unclean,"
Finally, he was released the next day at 12.30pm on July 17, 2008. He told the court that he had to seek medical treatment for his back because of the incident.
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Fresh photographs and video footage of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq were broadcast yesterday by an Australian television channel, raising fears that the revelations could further stoke Muslim fury.
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service showed the disturbing footage as Pakistani rioters attacked western businesses in Peshawar, spurred by the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Europe.
At one point in the video a chained Iraqi prisoner, apparently mentally disturbed, was shown repeatedly beating his head against a wall.
In another, a naked inmate appeared to be being squeezed between two stretchers.
Many of the pictures - depicting prisoners hooded, naked, standing in "stress" positions, threatened by a dog, showing wounds on their buttocks or dead - were similar to the photographs of abused prisoners that provoked international outrage in 2004.
But the network said it had also received other material too graphic to broadcast.
Feb 2006
Shocking pictures have come to light revealing the extent of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib - and it's much worse than anyone imaged.
The photos depict new incidents of homicide, torture and sexual humiliation and indicate a broader pattern of abuse than was previously understood. "We now know there was systemic and widespread abuse", states ACLU lawyer Amrit Singh. She hopes the photos release will lead to a proper inquiry
Feb 2006
Shocking gambar sudah ketahuan mengungkapkan banyak sedikitnya makian tawanan di Abu Ghraib - dan begitu lebih jelek daripada siapa saja menggambarkan.
Foto menggambarkan insiden baru pembunuhan, penyiksaan dan penghinaan seksual dan menunjukkan pola penyalahgunaan yang lebih lebar daripada dulunya dimengerti.
"Kami sekarang tahu ada penyalahgunaan sistemik dan tersebar luas", negara bagian ACLU pengacara Amrit Singh.
Dia berharap foto pembebasan akan menuju ke penyelidikan
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Fresh photographs and video footage of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq were broadcast yesterday by an Australian television channel, raising fears that the revelations could further stoke Muslim fury.
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service showed the disturbing footage as Pakistani rioters attacked western businesses in Peshawar, spurred by the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Europe.
At one point in the video a chained Iraqi prisoner, apparently mentally disturbed, was shown repeatedly beating his head against a wall.
In another, a naked inmate appeared to be being squeezed between two stretchers.
Many of the pictures - depicting prisoners hooded, naked, standing in "stress" positions, threatened by a dog, showing wounds on their buttocks or dead - were similar to the photographs of abused prisoners that provoked international outrage in 2004.
But the network said it had also received other material too graphic to broadcast.
Feb 2006
Shocking pictures have come to light revealing the extent of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib - and it's much worse than anyone imaged.
The photos depict new incidents of homicide, torture and sexual humiliation and indicate a broader pattern of abuse than was previously understood. "We now know there was systemic and widespread abuse", states ACLU lawyer Amrit Singh. She hopes the photos release will lead to a proper inquiry
Feb 2006
Shocking gambar sudah ketahuan mengungkapkan banyak sedikitnya makian tawanan di Abu Ghraib - dan begitu lebih jelek daripada siapa saja menggambarkan.
Foto menggambarkan insiden baru pembunuhan, penyiksaan dan penghinaan seksual dan menunjukkan pola penyalahgunaan yang lebih lebar daripada dulunya dimengerti.
"Kami sekarang tahu ada penyalahgunaan sistemik dan tersebar luas", negara bagian ACLU pengacara Amrit Singh.
Dia berharap foto pembebasan akan menuju ke penyelidikan
daksa
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