Anwar lodges report against IGP, AG

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today lodged a police report against police chief Musa Hassan and attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail for allegedly fabricating evidence in his trials 10 years ago.

Anwar arrived at the Selangor state police headquarters in Shah Alam at about 2.50pm, accompanied by his lawyer Sankara Nair.

Four of his party leaders, including vice president R Sivarasa and treasurer William Leong, had arrived much earlier at about 2.20pm and waited for Anwar to come to lodge the report.

Outside the station, several other party leaders, including two of PKR's MPs N Gobalakrishnan and Yusmadi Yusoff, were disappointed that they weren't allowed into the police headquarters.

The crowd of supporters, though small in numbers (about 30), were vociferous, especially when led by Gobalakrishnan. And after Anwar had arrived 10 minutes later, the two managed to push through the gates, although they were stopped from following their leader into the police station.

A minor scuffle broke out with Anwar's supporters shouting through the gates, but no untoward incidents took place. Soon after, Gopalakrishnan and Yusmadi managed to get to the entrance of the police station.

Yusmadi, who is also one of Anwar's lawyers, was allowed inside while Gopalakrishnan waited outside.

Even Anwar's daughter Nurul Izzah was not allowed into the station, creating some tension at the entrance. The police said that they would only allow five people in to lodge the report.

After some 30 minutes, Anwar left the station - at about 3.20pm - to the PKR headquarters in Tropicana, Petaling Jaya where he held a press conference.

Who is Saiful?

At the PKR headquarters, Anwar spoke for the first time about how his "aide" Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan came to work for PKR.

"He (Saiful) is not my personal assistant as he claims. My chief of staff is Ibrahim Yaacob and during the elections all three of my assistants contested.

"Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Sim (Tze Tsin) and Nurul Izzah contested in the elections. Nik Nazmi hired someone called Rahimi and in the confusion Rahimi took in Saiful," said Anwar.

"Saiful was taken in as a volunteer to assist Rahimi and Ibrahim. That is the context of his role in PKR. There was no fixed salary nor was he taken as a permanent staff."

PKR, said Anwar, did not suspect anything although there were some allegations about him.

"We now have a statutory declaration and a statement saying that a volunteer had made certain allegations, who is in fact a person closely related to Khairil Anas, special officer of Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor."

"Finally, my lawyer Sankara Nair has already written three letters to the attorney general and the IGP that I intend to fully cooperate with their investigations but so far they have gone unanswered," said Anwar.

According to Anwar, their requests for copies of the police report against him have gone unanswered too.

"This is exactly what happened in 1998," said Anwar. "We wrote to the AG, they ignored and then they said we were not going to cooperate and they attacked me and physically abused me."

"I want to warn them against repeating this as I intend to cooperate with them despite the disgusting nature of the allegations."

"But I can tell you that this is a conspiracy which did not happen and we've all the evidence and alibi to support me.

"In the case of 1998, they stole my diary. They borrowed it but never returned it. In these days, it is fresh in my memory and we've enough staff to fight this."

The black eye incident

However, when asked to elaborate, Anwar said that he was advised by lawyers not to reveal anything at this juncture.

When asked if he would approve of street demonstrations to support his case, his answer was a firm no.

"For the time being, we'll confine any protest to the stadiums but I warn them not to test the patience of Malaysians."

On why he thinks that the BN government is using sodomy to undermine him again, Anwar said that it was probably their best option as it raises the disgust of Muslims.

According to the police report lodged at 3pm today, Anwar alleged that both Musa and Gani were involved in fabricating evidence over the ‘black eye’ incident.

At that time, police chief Musa was the investigating officer of the charges against Anwar while AG Gani Patail was the chief prosecutor.

On the night Anwar was arrested on Sept 20, 1998, he was brought to the national police headquarters in Bukit Aman where the former deputy premier was beaten by then police chief Abdul Rahim Noor ( above ), resulting in a black eye and injuries to other parts of his body.

Anwar said he lodged a police report on the assault seven days later and this was investigated assistant commissioner of police Mat Zain Ibrahim who submitted his findings and the investigation paper to then attorney-general Mokhtar Abdullah and his team, which included then prosecutor Gani.

“The said investigation paper concluded that Rahim Noor was the perpetrator of the assault on me. The said paper reached a conclusion after a thorough investigation which included medical reports by Hospital KL forensic specialists such as Dr Ab Halim Mansar and Dr Zahari Noor and statement from at least 60 witnesses. The medical reports concluded that the injury inflicted on me was consistent with an assault,” said Anwar in his police report.

Second medical report 'fabricated'

However, Anwar claimed that instead of accepting the report and proceeded to prosecute the police chief, Mokhtar - in collusion with Gani ( left ) - asked another doctor, Dr Abdul Rahman Yusof, to allegedly fabricate a second medical report.

“It is an undisputable fact that Dr Rahman’s report in relation to the assault on me were done without actually even examining me at any time,” said Anwar.

Rahman’s report cast doubts on earlier medical reports by other doctors. In contrast to these reports which concluded that injuries were the direct result of a savage beating, the second medical report contained “false and incredible conclusions”, said Anwar.

According to Rahman, “the pattern and nature of the injuries are not consistent with a direct blow”, “accidental nature of the injuries could not be ruled out” and “self-inflicted nature of the injury should be considered”.

When Mokhtar ( left ) said at a press conference - which was held more than three months after the assault - that the police investigation failed to identify the person responsible for Anwar’s injuries, a public outcry eventually forced a royal commission to be set up.

The royal commission, which was headed by former chief judge of Malaya, the late Anuar Zainal Abidin, eventually determined that Rahim Noor was the culprit. He was subsequently confessed to the crime and was sentenced to two months’ jail.

Musa and Gani were there

Anwar said he believed both Musa and Gani were present in Bukit Aman on the night he was assaulted by Rahim Noor and that both had “concealed” the assault.

“I believe both Musa ( left ) and Gani Patail were actively involved in the procuring of the second undated report by Dr Rahman...” he said.

Anwar called for a fresh investigation into the alleged fabrication of evidence, which is an offence punishable up to 7 years’ imprisonment.

“I ask that all the persons who are implicated in the procuring of this second report by Dr Rahman, i.e. Gani Patail, Musa Hassan, Dr Rahman and Mat Zain Ibrahim, be investigated thoroughly so that the truth is known and the offending individuals punished.”

Anwar also highlighted that this was not the first time that Gani had been accused of allegedly fabricating evidence.

In one of his court cases, a Federal Court judge had alluded that Gani was involved in trying to get a potential witness, KS Nallakaruppan, to fabricate evidence against Anwar.

Anwar speaks at rally in Shah Alam

Anwar spoke at a PKR rally tonight at the Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam where 10,000 supporters turned up to listen the embattled leader.

Among others, he reiterated that the fresh sodomy allegations were politically motivated and intended to kill his political comeback.

He said he had proof that Saiful was in contact with police chief Musa and Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak.

According to him, the allegation was a conspiracy hatched by those in Najib's office.

The police report in full

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