Anwar Still Adamant About Refusing To Swear

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is still refusing to swear by the Quran despite the calls by various groups to clear his name.
He cited the same reason that he had been advised by ulama not to do so and to refer the sodomy charge against him to the syariah court.
"I insist on following the syariah law and court," he told reporters after visiting the Wanita PKR operations room at Sungai Semambu, near here Saturday.
"(Now) if I were to blast people with explosives, kill people, I swear I did not do it. How can this be (allowed). It has to be investigated and follow the process of prosecution. Swearing is one thing, but investigation must also be carried out," he said, apparently reacting to the swearing by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak last night that he did not know nor had any relationship with Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu who was murdered at Puncak Alam, Selangor in 2006.
In his Permatang Pauh by-election campaign, Anwar had alleged that Najib had a relationship with the Mongolian woman.
Anwar's former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, had accused his former boss of sodomising him and had sworn on the Quran regarding the sodomy at the Federal Territory Mosque in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on Aug 15.
Anwar had referred Saiful's allegation against him to the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court in July.

tunku : no one has said that if you swear you are 100% not guilty but to swear upon ALLAH is not a joke too.if they lied, they will face the consequences from ALLAH. the only think we don't understand is why anwar is so scared to swear upon ALLAH ???? come on anwar, i know you will swear at least before 26th august.there were rumours that you will swear on 22nd august which you didn't, so let us hope that you will swear by monday 25th august.