Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah has ruled Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's defence team be given access to some of the prosecution's evidence in the sodomy case.
In his decision this afternoon, Mohamad Zabidin ordered the prosecution to allow Anwar's lawyers to inspect CCTV recordings of the alleged crime scene if the given copy is unclear.
He also ordered that the examination notes of Hospital Kuala Lumpur doctors on the alleged victim - Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan - be handed to the defence team.
The High Court judge also wants the prosecution to provide the defence team with the witness statements of seven individuals.
However, the court refused to grant the defence access to the original DNA specimen because the samples have been packeted and sealed.
Earlier, the High Court was adjourned at 10am for the judge to deliberate after counsel, Edmund Bon and Amer Hamzah Arshad made their rebuttals to lead prosecutor Yusof Zainal Abiden's argument that all admissible documents had been supplied to the defence.
The defence applied to compel the prosecution to submit a complete set of original documents, witness statements, CCTV recordings and other exhibits relating to the charge.
Defence's thrust
The thrust of Anwar's defence is that they had served an alibi notice to the prosecution, the charge was a political conspiracy, the complainant (Mohd Saiful) cannot be trusted, there was tampering of crucial evidence and that there is conclusive medical evidence that there was no penetration.
Before the trial commenced this morning, counsel R Sivarasa (left), who is leading the defence, after senior lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah had discharged himself yesterday, asked the judge to order investigating officer Jude Pereira out of the court.
Pereira, who was also observing the hearing yesterday, is a key prosecution witness, said Sivarasa.
The judge agreed and ordered Periera to leave.
Once the judge decides on the application for further exhibits, the court is expected to fix a date for mention of Anwar's application to strike out the charge and fix new trial dates, depending on the outcome of the previous applications.
Malaysiakini
16/07/09
In his decision this afternoon, Mohamad Zabidin ordered the prosecution to allow Anwar's lawyers to inspect CCTV recordings of the alleged crime scene if the given copy is unclear.
He also ordered that the examination notes of Hospital Kuala Lumpur doctors on the alleged victim - Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan - be handed to the defence team.
The High Court judge also wants the prosecution to provide the defence team with the witness statements of seven individuals.
However, the court refused to grant the defence access to the original DNA specimen because the samples have been packeted and sealed.
Earlier, the High Court was adjourned at 10am for the judge to deliberate after counsel, Edmund Bon and Amer Hamzah Arshad made their rebuttals to lead prosecutor Yusof Zainal Abiden's argument that all admissible documents had been supplied to the defence.
The defence applied to compel the prosecution to submit a complete set of original documents, witness statements, CCTV recordings and other exhibits relating to the charge.
Defence's thrust
The thrust of Anwar's defence is that they had served an alibi notice to the prosecution, the charge was a political conspiracy, the complainant (Mohd Saiful) cannot be trusted, there was tampering of crucial evidence and that there is conclusive medical evidence that there was no penetration.
Before the trial commenced this morning, counsel R Sivarasa (left), who is leading the defence, after senior lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah had discharged himself yesterday, asked the judge to order investigating officer Jude Pereira out of the court.
Pereira, who was also observing the hearing yesterday, is a key prosecution witness, said Sivarasa.
The judge agreed and ordered Periera to leave.
Once the judge decides on the application for further exhibits, the court is expected to fix a date for mention of Anwar's application to strike out the charge and fix new trial dates, depending on the outcome of the previous applications.
Malaysiakini
16/07/09
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