Anwar to be investigated on sex charges

last SG · 2008-07-01T10:35:01+00:00

sex scandal is always a good bet to get rid of one’s political rivals.why be bothered with some one’s sexual orientation if he is a good and honest politicia...

BadzMaro SG

lol.. sodomy is so 1998.

he he... now this anal case on altyantuya is gonna be something interesting. he he...

Quincey SG

Aiya, so obvious, it's a typical 'Wag the Dog' scenario. It's just reflective of the state of affairs in Malaysia at this time - when the system breaks down and we see the demise of 'the rule of law', we will see to quote Thomas Hobbes, a 'war of all against all'! We need the Leviathan!..

googoomuck SG

Now the PI Balasubramaniam also kena main belakang.

Under duress from powerful political forces , he had to make another statutory declaration stating that the first one was declared "under duress".

KUALA LUMPUR, Fri:
Private investigator P. Balasubramaniam today retracted all statements that he had made about Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s alleged involvement with Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu in his statutory declaration dated July 1. “I wish to retract the entire contents of my statutory declaration dated July 1 2008. I was compelled to affirm the said statutory declaration under duress,” he said in his new statutory declaration dated today.

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redDUST SG

wierder things have happened in malaysian politics.

was p. bala bought out? or threatened? or he came to his senses?

bala's retraction does not add to the clarity of the matter. it further complicates it.

the stakes here is the premiership, the next man who will run malaysia. anything is possible.

redDUST SG

i will be keen to hear keadilan's version of this. they held a press conference earlier this evening. i think nothing has come of it yet as to what they have to say.

edit: keadilan's reply

richong 3216 SG

After reading daily all the "bombshells" reported in the news media, not only are you befuddled but you cannot help but come to the perception of the inability to differentiate the wheat from the chaff, the sense from the nonsense, the true from the lies, the political chicanery from the political transparency - and the list goes on ........

Like a never ending story (nightmare), only heaven knows when we'll see the last chapter.

BadzMaro SG

PKR just got thier ass shafted again. lol

richong 3216 SG

How you know very pain?

tas studied anatomy & physiology - the orifice in questioned is structured to facilitate the passage of waste product out of the body & not desiged for putting something in.

justdoit77 SG

wah, you all go google or tube for altantuya, there are many things there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6915jOQsAE

Looks like it is getting very serious now.
Worse than just a simple affair, it can cause one to be ended his political life and the murderer to be sentenced to death. No wonder people don't vote for BN, they scared once this guy become next PM, the people will suffer. What else he can't do after all these.

We all better remember this, behind every unsuccessful man, there are many women. I have personally seen many such cases already.

justdoit77 SG

C4 is really influential in government, his news on the altantuya case was not allowed to publish on newspaper.
The police report was modified to his advantage.
The computer record of altantuya's entry to malaysia also deleted.
The scapegoat for this altantuya murder case was forced to have their face covered when being tried in the court.
and....Singapore better don't return to malaysia lah.

googoomuck SG

Private investigator P. Balasubramaniam's ass could be open to political sodomy.

PETALING JAYA: A statutory declaration is evidence given under oath which cannot be retracted, said a serving judge and several senior members of the legal fraternity. They believed private investigator P. Balasubramaniam’s act of retracting his initial declaration, which made serious accusations against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, could open the former to perjury charges. According to the judge, who is an authority in criminal law, affirming a statutory declaration was akin to giving evidence in court. “Under the normal rule of evidence, one cannot withdraw it unless he has very strong reasons.

googoomuck SG

MAHATHIR

00011000 SG

The situation in Malaysia is unfolding in an unpredictable manner.

I will not be surprise if political opportunists are in the making. At the moment, I can't see it coming from the opp front or the Barisan front but likely from somewhere -maybe the army or some paramilitary or shadowy organisation.

Slowly gathering power, laying low waiting for the right moment to create a conspiracy or a political crisis/vacuum or anarchy. Where else you find a secret military exercise aim at its own ppl?

In this part of the world, the price of a politcal crisis is always paid for by the 'whipping boy' ie the minority race.

00011000 SG

It seems very easy for a ruling party to get rid of an opponent. They are the script writer, movie director, police, judge, anti-corruption authority. Even if the opponent has strong support from the people, there is still a way to get rid of him.
Umno is very rich, they can pay 1 million to a person to be a spy, then lodge a police report, then ask the judge to jail the person. finish.
That's why now the PKR has Wan Azizah as leader, coz no one can accuse her involving in sodomy. Really an advantage.

Hahaha really? what about involving in lesbian?

00011000 SG

As compared with Mahathir Anwar clearly is more approachable to all races and all ordinary people.

He has less self-importance and obsessions and is open to working with other races like the Chinese and non-Malay.

A new multi-racial leader is needed at this time to unite the whole country the real secret of success in any age.

He would make a better leader as his disposition is more cosmopolitan and less of the ultra type of Malay who would brandish the threatening kris or religion in party meeting to intimidate other races.

I also think so - it will herald a new dawn - a better that is.

But I don't think the current powerholders will let it happens just like that- not over their dead bodies. Let just hope things don't turn backward instead of moving forwards.

00011000 SG

wierder things have happened in malaysian politics.

was p. bala bought out? or threatened? or he came to his senses?

bala's retraction does not add to the clarity of the matter. it further complicates it.

the stakes here is the premiership, the next man who will run malaysia. anything is possible.

Such things were happening way back in the past. Nothing new.

I came across a book written by Dennis Bloodworth? (unsure of spelling). In it he discribed how at the height of Sg-Malaysia crisis- they had a death team for LKY.
I know some may attack me for being pro-PAP. I am not - just stating fact.

maurizio13 SG

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar claims purported medical report clears him in sodomy case

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday urged police to drop a sodomy probe against him, citing a purported medical report that indicates the accusation was fabricated.

A copy of the handwritten report, on what appeared to be stationery from Pusrawi Hospital, was posted on two Malaysian news Web sites, Malaysia Today and Malaysiakini. The June 28 report, apparently signed by a doctor who examined the male aide who has accused Anwar of sodomy, indicates no evidence of an assault was found. But the doctor suggests the patient go to a government hospital to get a second opinion and notes that the man intends to file a police report.

The authenticity of the report could not immediately be ascertained. Hospital officials contacted by The Associated Press declined to comment. A government minister and a police statement did not say whether the report was genuine.

But Anwar told a news conference that that the report proves that the sodomy allegation — the second against him in a decade — was trumped up.

The hospital report "confirms our contention that the allegations ... are baseless and politically motivated," said Anwar.

The new accusation surfaced last month as Anwar became a powerful force in Malaysian politics and said he was poised to unseat the government, which has a slim 30-seat majority in Parliament.

Anwar urged police to "stop their investigations" immediately, accusing top police officials of being part of a political conspiracy to derail his opposition campaign to end the ruling coalition's 51-year lock on power.

"I condemn in the strongest terms their negligence, dishonesty and recklessness in humiliating the nation by dragging us all through this vile and filthy charade," he said.

Sodomy, even between consenting adults, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

The report said the doctor advised the 23-year-old aide to go to a government hospital for a second examination. It is not clear what transpired there, but the accuser filed a complaint at a police station against Anwar the same day.

A sticker with the accuser's name, age and a bar code is affixed to the top of the two-page report. Handwritten notes indicate the doctor found no anal bleeding, tears or scars. Under "diagnosis," the doctor has written "tro assault (sodomize), advise he go to the gov. hosp. (plan to do police report)." Malaysiakini notes that "tro" stands for "to rule out."

Some of the notes are illegible. At the bottom, below a signature, the report is stamped with the name of the doctor and hospital.

A police statement said "all kinds of allegations are floating around this case in the blogosphere. It would not be in the best interest of the police to respond to all these accusations as the case is still under investigation."

The statement urged people "not to jump to conclusions."

It also denied Web site reports that the doctor who examined Anwar's aide was detained or asked to change his diagnosis. The doctor's whereabouts are unknown.

At a separate news conference, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar only described the report as a "piece of evidence," declining to comment on its authenticity.

Anwar said he is convinced the medical report is not a fake because the police and the hospital have not denied it is genuine.

Also Tuesday, Health Ministry Director-General Mohamad Ismail Merican said the details of second medical examination "have not and will not be disclosed to any unauthorized personnel or agency."

If the report turns out to be genuine, it would bolster Anwar's bid to return to Parliament in a by-election.

He was barred from contesting general elections in March — when his coalition made spectacular gains — because of a previous corruption conviction in connection with the 1998 sodomy accusation. The ban expired in April.

Anwar denied both the sodomy and corruption charges but was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The sodomy charge was overturned in 2004 when he was freed after six years in jail.

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Associated Press Writer Julia Zappei and Vijay Joshi contributed to this report.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/29/asia/AS-Malaysia-Anwar.php

maurizio13 SG

After the report was made public, the first doctor also went MIA, like the private investigator who claims that Najib was involved with the murder of the mongolian model.

Pintoneo SG

Seems so easy to disprove the charges. Too easy. Is it the govt out to get him or the otherway round!

Acidshuriken SG

all this is turning into more and more into some bizarre hollywood drama. i thought the bar was set way high when the mattress was brought in years ago, this time the standards are higher!

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