Saiful wants sodomy probe to be speeded up

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan wants police to speed up investigations in the sodomy allegations made by him against his former boss PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"He wants it to be expedited and is standing by the police report that he made against Anwar," said Mohd Saiful's lawyer Zamri Idrus Wednesday.
"He has full trust that the police will carry out a thorough investigation."
Zamri also provided the press with a hand written statement by the 23-year old former aide of Anwar, making it one of the rare times that Saiful has come out to give his views over the entire saga which began when he lodged the police report last month.
"I also want to say that there is no reason for me to slander and frame Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in this case,"
"I leave it to the police to carry out investigations on my police report. I am now waiting for the outcome of the police to bring the individual involved to justice," Saiful said in the signed statement.
He also urged Anwar not to twist and turn (berdolak-dalih) in the case.
When asked to comment on the reports that have emerged on online news portal Malaysia Today in which its editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin alleged was Saiful's medical report, Zamri said the only people who would know whether it was genuine were the authorities in Hospital Pusrawi.
"Let the police investigate the so-called medical report," he said.
He did not rule out pursuing legal action against Raja Petra.
Zamri added his client continued his challenge against Anwar to swear on the Quran that he did not sodomise him.
"There are so many things that have been said about Saiful. He just wants everyone to allow the police to do and complete the investigations," he said.
"He is not scared but he is not happy that people are prejudging him."
When asked about Saiful's condition, Zamri said his client was okay.
He said that his client was still under police protection.

Saiful Will Swear By Quran Soon, Says His Lawyer

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan who made the sodomy allegation against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will swear by the Quran soon that the incidents really took place, his lawyer disclosed Wednesday.
Zamri Idrus, who is representing Saiful, said Saiful would take the oath as soon as police had completed their investigations into the report lodged by him on June 28 on the alleged sodomy.
He said until now the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Affairs Department (Jawi) had not contacted Saiful on his intention to swear by the Quran to prove that he was telling the truth.
"The media will be informed about the swearing rite. For the time being, let the police carry out their investigations without any hindrance.
"He (Saiful) maintains his stand to swear by the Quran on the sodomy incidents and he will do so voluntarily," he added at the press conference here Wednesday.
"My client has a strong case against Anwar," Zamri said before reading a three-paragraph statement from Saiful said to be in his own handwriting.
In the statement, Saiful said there was no reason for him to wrongly accuse or to purposely get the Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor into trouble.
"I hope the police will speed up the investigations, and that the public will not make all kinds of speculation on this case," he said.
Asked whether Saiful, 23, was being threatened by any quarters as he declined to meet the media, Zamri said Saiful made the decision for safety reason, but would meet them at a suitable time.
"Saiful is not afraid of the media or does not wish to meet them but he is worried about his safety. For your (media) information, Saiful is in the country and under police protection. He is staying separately from his father."
Asked whether Saiful had gone to Pusat Rawatan Islam (Pusrawi) for a medical examination following the last sodomy incident, Zamri declined to comment on the medical report.
"We leave it to the police to investigate and Saiful is willing to cooperate with the police anytime."
Meanwhile, a relative of Saiful who wished to be identified only as Rahim, said Saiful's spirits had not been dampened in trying to prove that he was telling the truth.
"Saiful remains strong and calm in the face of various accusations and criticisms against him. And in the latest development, there is an unconfirmed medical report that Saiful had not been sodomised," Rahim told Bermana here Wednesday.
However, he said, Saiful was confident that the police would solve the case in the best possible way.
"He is in good health but has lost some weight, perhaps from pondering a lot about his future. But in this trying situation, he can still smile and think positively."
Rahim revealed that Saiful was spending a lot of time in the house and had to keep his plan to continue his studies abroad on hold until the sodomy case was resolved.


tunku : the whole nation wants the sodomy probe to be speeded up except for anwar and his supporters.for anwar he don't want police to probe this case at all.he's trying hard with his pet(rpk) to make malaysian believe he is framed and this is all about political plot which actually is not.anwar will never swear by the Quran, this is for sure, guilty moron.