Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Anwar's Sodomy Case - Medical Report Not Sodomy (29-30.7.2008)

Conspiracy, lies, the X files... MalaysiaKini news updates.

Hospital: It wasn't a sodomy examination
Jul 30, 08 4:05pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86989

Hospital Pusrawi today clarified that its medical officer Dr Muhammad Osman Abdul Hamid did not conduct a sodomy-related examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

The hospital revealed that Muhammad, a Burmese national, is not a specialist but only a general practitioner stationed at the Emergency Unit.
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"There were no further examinations carried out (on Saiful at Pusrawi) in relation to the sodomy complaint," he added.
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Health DG: Ministry will stick by HKL's findings

Jul 29, 08 3:47pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86920

The Health Ministry stands by the findings of the medical examination conducted on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan by doctors at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

The Star quoted ministry director-general Dr Mohd Ismail Merican as saying this in response to the latest twist in the sodomy allegation against opposition stalwart Anwar Ibrahim.
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However, the police responded by stating that the news reports on this matter were aimed at sabotaging their investigations and confuse the public.
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Saiful's uncle rubbishes leaked medical report
Chan Kok Leong Jul 29, 08 3:10pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86911

A close relative of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan echoed police sentiments today, rubbishing claims that his nephew had not been sodomised.
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Controversial but popular blogger Raja Petra, in a posting dated July 26, reasoned that Anwar may have been released on police bail because the semen sample found on Saiful belonged to his uncle.
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Anwar: It confirms plot to frame me
Jul 29, 08 12:39pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86894

PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim today said that the freshly discovered medical report of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan confirmed that sodomy allegations made against him was baseless and politically motivated.
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"The failure of the police to disclose this medical report all but confirms there is an intention to frame me," he told a press conference this morning.
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'Regrettable' but leaked report valid: Lawyer
Beh Lih Yi Jul 29, 08 6:48pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86946
While the leak of sodomy complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s medical report is ‘regrettable’, the report’s contents are admissible evidence in court regardless of how they were exposed, said a senior counsel today.

"The courts have always taken the position that evidence that is relevant is admissible even though it has been wrongly exposed," Sulaiman Abdullah, one of the lawyers representing PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim told reporters in Petaling Jaya.

"The situation now is that everybody knows about this medical report and while an invasion of doctor-patient confidentiality has occurred, it’s regrettable, but you cannot run away from the fact that it’s now very clear that there is no sodomy involved," he stressed.
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Sodomy probe: 7 MCA branches demand answers
Jul 29, 08 4:52pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86930
Seven MCA branches have questioned the integrity of the sodomy allegation against opposition stalwart Anwar Ibrahim as well as the police investigation into the matter.
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The branches also took deputy inspector-general of police (DIGP) Ismail Omar to task for stating that media reports on the doctor’s findings were aimed at confusing the people.

"Such statements by the DIGP only serve to further the perception that the police is pulling out all the stops to withhold evidence crucial to prove Anwar’s innocence while at the same time fabricate or attempt to fabricate evidence against a fellow citizen of our country."
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