Anwar Ibrahim's defence team and the prosecution have confirmed that the opposition leader will take the stand on Aug 22, for his defence in the sodomy trial.
This is regardless of the outcome on whether they will be able to interview another six witnesses including former IGP Musa Hassan.
Sankara Nair informed the court that defence has already interviewed 19 potential witnesses and there is a balance of six witnesses who have yet to be made available.
Solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal said whatever happens, the parties have agreed that Anwar will take the stand on Monday Aug 22.
“We will try and make available the witnesses by this week.”
Today the defence are interviewing complainant Sharehah Md Salim, the mother of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan's former fiancee.
Musa is presently overseas and will return this week.
Both parties had informed trial judge Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah of the matter in open court.
Anwar is charged with sodomising his former aide Saiful at the Desa Damansara condominium between 301pm and 4.30pm on June 28, 2008.
“As it is the defence case, Anwar will have to be the first to take the stand,” Sankara told reporters outside the courtroom.
Besides Sharehah and Musa, the others who have yet to be interviewed are Pusrawi nurse Yazihan Jusoh, the two Indonesian maids Suliati and Fitria Dipan, and Anwar's former bodyguard Mohd Rasid Mohd Rosdi.
The two maids have returned to Indonesia and lawyer Ram Karpal said the prosecution has not managed to made contact with them (the two maids).
“Whatever it is, they have agreed to make them available to us,” Ram said.
source:malaysiakini
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