Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial resumes today with defence lawyer Karpal Singh responding to two unprecedented applications from the prosecution.

The prosecution wants Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah to review his ruling on the trial-within-a-trial and for the court to order Anwar to provide a DNA sample for profiling.

Anwar has since come under pressure from BN politicians and Malay-rights pressure groups to do so.

There was a stronger police presence at the Jalan Duta court complex where the trial is being heard, in anticipation of a possible PKR Youth protest in support of Anwar.

Police officers were stationed along the roads leading to the court as well as inside the massive lobby of the court complex.

The trial was put off last Monday after the court was informed that Karpal’s younger brother had passed away.

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8.50am: Reporters and the public are allowed to enter the courtroom.

The prosecution team, led by Solicitor-General II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden is already in court. So is defence counsel Param Cumaraswamy.

8.55am: Anwar Ibrahim arrives with PKR president and wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Among those in the public gallery are PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution and PKR MP for Sungai Petani Johari Abdol.

8.59am: Almost all the seats in the public gallery are taken. Former Segambut MP Dr Tan Kee Kwong arrives.

9.06am: Also present is PKR Johor chief Chua Jui Meng.

The court is awaiting for lead defence counsel Karpal Singh. His colleague Sankara Nair has arrived.

9.20am: The court interpreter tells those present to be ready. However, Karpal has yet to arrive.

9.22am: The court is called into session as Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah enters.

Param Cumaraswamy says Karpal is just outside the courtroom.

9.23am: Karpal is wheeled into court by his personal aide.

9.24am: Karpal begins his submission. He says there is no doubt that the trial-within-a-trial can be reviewed, but only if new evidence emerges.

9.28am: Karpal stresses that it is extremely rare for a ruling in a trial-within-a-trial to be reviewed.

"Evidence cannot be withheld and it must be decided in a trial-within-a-trial. Prosecution cannot introduce evidence after the trial-within-a-trial for review," he says.

"In this case, the original copy of the warrant of arrest was handed in after the trial-within-a-trial ruling was made."

[More to follow]