Anwar relates ordeal of his 'unlawful' arrest....

Anwar Ibrahim today related at the Kuala Lumpur High Court the ordeal he faced over what he claimed was his unlawful arrest on the afternoon of July 16, 2008. The Permatang Pauh MP, testifying in the trial-within-a-trial, said there were no grounds given by the police when his vehicle was stopped by 15 police UDK (Special Action Unit) members wearing balaclavas and armed with sub-machine guns at Jalan Bukit Segambut at about 1pm on July 16.

His story was corroborated by his lawyer Sankara Nair, who was the second witness to testify in the trial-within-a-trial. Relating what had happened, to questions from his counsel Karpal Singh, Anwar said he was returning from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office, after they recorded his statement over his allegation against former inspector-general of police Rahim Nor, then-IGP Musa Hassan and attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail over fabricating evidence.

“I was there in the morning with my lawyers Param Cumaraswamy, Sankara Nair and Sivarasa Rasiah.”

He said Sankara had spoken with investigating officer DSP Jude Blacious Pereira several times, promising that they will be at the IPK KL (Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters) to have his statement recorded at about 1pm.

“On our way back, I thought I would like to freshen up and perform my Zohor prayers.

“However, as I was about to arrive there was a car blocking my path and other unmarked vehicles surrounded our vehicle from behind.

"Some 10 to 15 UTK personnel wearing barracuda (he then changed it to balaclava) and armed with sub-machine guns surrounded the car,” he said.

“Sankara, who was seated in front, advised me to remain seated at the back and he got out. Outside he met ASP Ahmad Taufik, who related he had orders to arrest me.

“However, no grounds were given for my arrest and the ASP said he was asked to take him in their vehicle,” he said.

'Similar event had happened in 1998'

Anwar said he was fearful for his life as a similar event had happened when UTK people raided his home in 1998 in the bid to arrest him.

“Sankara came back to me and informed me of the police orders and the situation.

“I came out and agreed to enter their cars, but the officers, when I demanded it, did not relate the grounds of my arrest.

“They only told me they were under orders to bring me to IPK KL,” he said.- Hafiz Yatim

source:malaysiakini



Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he underwent a "degrading" physical examination after being arrested in 2008 on sodomy charges.

"After checking my upper part, they asked me to undress, to measure my private parts and measure my pubic hair, which was very degrading. They examined my penis and anus," he said, giving evidence for the first time in his High Court trial. The former deputy prime minister said he was arrested by armed police who treated him like an al-Qaeda agent.

"On the way to my house... we saw an unmarked vehicle blocking the road, with other police vehicles and patrol cars. And 10 to 15 special forces wearing balaclavas and carrying sub-machine guns," he said.

Anwar said police did not inform him why he was being arrested.

"I was not told what was the offence. I was dragged like an al-Qaeda agent - police armed with machine guns and there were so many policemen, you call that a normal arrest?" he said.

Former aide Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan has accused Anwar - a 63-year-old father of six - of sodomising him at an upmarket Kuala Lumpur condominium in 2008. If convicted, Anwar could face up to 20 years in prison.

Dirty cell

The prosecution said at the opening of the trial in February last year that traces of Anwar's semen were found in medical tests on Saiful. The sodomy trial, which resumed last month after a three-month hiatus, has heard evidence from a government chemist that there were multiple unidentified DNA profiles found in Mohamad Saiful's anus and trousers.

Anwar who was detained on July 16, 2008 and freed the following day, said he was kept in a dirty cell and made to sleep on a cold floor. Sodomy, even among consenting adults, is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

Anwar has said he is the victim of a plot to prevent him from taking power after the opposition made huge strides in 2008 elections, stunning the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in power for half a century. The former deputy premier was sacked and jailed a decade ago on separate sodomy and corruption charges widely seen as politically motivated.

Human Rights Watch has urged Malaysia to drop the charges, condemning the case as a "charade of justice". Malaysia pledged that Anwar would receive a fair trial after talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year.

source:AFP

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Now the 1million RM question is....."Why did the police sends a team of 10-15 UTK squad with balaclava armed with sub-machine guns just to arrest a 62year old man with back-ache?"

Suppose Anwar must be more dangerous than Botak Chin.....

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