| DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim was expected to have held a media conference at the PKR headquarters about noon today on the leaked medical report that his accuser, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, a 23-year-old university dropout, was not sodomised. |
He could not be reached for comment last night on the medical report, which supporters say backs the defector PKR leader's claim of innocence.
Police, however, have slammed the report as sabotage and meant to confuse the public.
PKR secretary-general Salehuddin Hashim said the leaked medical report confirms the party's stand that the allegations against Anwar were "without merit and politically motivated".
He added that it further eroded public confidence in the police investigations into this case.
"Why has this medical report surfaced only today, over one month after the allegations were made, after Anwar spent a night in jail, and after the police had spent so much time and money on this case?" Salehuddin asked in a Press statement issued yesterday evening.
He also noted the reports that Dr Mohamed Osman had been interrogated by the police for three days and that, as a result, the doctor and his family had since gone into hiding. "Every assurance must be given for his safety and protection," Salehuddin said.
Anwar's lawyer, Sankara Nair said that the legal team would discuss the latest developments.
Saiful has claimed he was sodomised several times, including abroad, on occasions when he had accompanied Anwar.
He also claimed to be Anwar's personal aide but PKR has dismissed him as just a volunteer "coffee boy".
articel source: http://www.mmail.com.my
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