Saiful insists ‘truth will prevail’
In a posting on micro-blogging site Twitter earlier today, Saiful said that he would not “overreact” and remain steadfast and patient throughout the course of the sodomy trial, which started earlier this year.
“Smg segala kebatilan akn dilenyapkan oleh Yang Hak. Akan trs berdoa, istiqamah & sabar. Tdk sesekali akn melatah & menyerah kalah.Slm #Sabar.
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 – Star witness in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II trial Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan insisted today that the “truth will prevail’, in an apparent response to accusations of him being romantically linked with deputy public prosecutor Farah Azlina Latif.
The sodomy trial today was postponed to August 9 next week after Anwar’s defence team submitted an application demanding that the sodomy charge against the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto leader be dropped, in light of the affair allegations.
In a posting on micro-blogging site Twitter earlier today, Saiful said that he would not “overreact” and remain steadfast and patient throughout the course of the sodomy trial, which started earlier this year.
“Smg segala kebatilan akn dilenyapkan oleh Yang Hak. Akan trs berdoa, istiqamah & sabar. Tdk sesekali akn melatah & menyerah kalah.Slm #Sabar.
“(The truth will eliminate all evil/lies. I will keep on praying and remain steadfast, patient. I will not overreact or give up. Salam),” said Saiful.
Anwar wants the sodomy charge against him dropped following Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin’s recent allegations that Saiful was having an affair with Farah.
Earlier today in court, Anwar’s lead counsel, Karpal Singh, informed Judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah that an application had been filed this morning, claiming that the prosecution team led by Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden has been compromised as a result of the alleged affair.
“There have been offences committed under the Official Secrets Act (OSA).
“As a result of the affair, [the] integrity of prosecution has been compromised,” said Karpal.
Anwar’s contention is that since Saiful was allegedly having an affair with Farah, he would be privy to important trial documents as Farah was part of the prosecution team till last Monday, when Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail announced that she had been dropped following the affair claims.
However, Abdul Gani and the prosecution team in Anwar’s sodomy trial have yet to respond to Raja Petra’s allegations.
