Anwar wants prosecution to provide him with documents

(Bernama) – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim applied to the High Court here today to order the prosecution to provide him with all documents pertaining to his sodomy case as soon as possible.

In his notice of motion filed at the Criminal High Court, Anwar wanted the prosecution to provide him with the documents before the hearing on his sodomy case which would start on July 1 until 24.

Among the documents that he wanted were the original CCTV recordings taken at several locations at the scene of the incident at the Desa Damansara Condominium, Jalan Setia Kasih, Bukit Damansara from June 25 to 27, 2008, the DNA samples, statements from witnesses including the complainant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, police statements and several other documents.

Anwar, who also submitted his supporting affidavits, filed the application through Messrs S N Nair and Partners, at 2.15 pm. He named the public prosecutor as the respondent.

He applied to the court to acquit and free him immediately from the sodomy charge or to suspend proceedings on his sodomy case permanently if the public prosecutor did not comply with the court order to supply him with the documents concerned.

Anwar, 61, has been charged with sodomising his former personal aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, at Unit 11-5-1, Desa Damansara Condominium, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, here between 3.01 pm and 4.30 pm on June 26, last year.