WAN AZIZAH: Sodomy report an attempt to kill Anwar's political career

2008/06/29

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WAN AZIZAH: Sodomy report an attempt to kill Anwar's political career

By : Alang Bendahara (Updated: 1:41pm)


WAN AZIZAH AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE SHAH ALAM:

Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the police report on sodomy lodged against her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was an attempt to assassinate his political career.

“They could not bring him down through other ways and so made this political attempt, which is just a repeat of what had happened about 10 years ago,” said Wan Azizah said at Quality Hotel here this morning.

Wan Azizah said the 23-year-old man who lodged the report against Anwar at Jalan Travers police station in Brickfields on Thursday was a volunteer who joined to help the party during the last general election period.

"He came out of nowhere and offered to help us during the busy time of the campaigning. We knew little of him and and no background check was done on him as he was just a volunteer," said Wan Azizah.

She added the man was only an aide for three months.

Wan Azizah said Anwar "was taking it well" with the latest twist of event. Anwar's supporters have started gathering at the Quality Hotel in Shah Alam in anticipation of police action against him.

Meanwhile BERNAMA has reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said that he was leaving to the police to investigate to determine the authenticity of the sodomy allegation against Anwar.

“It is the police who should take appropriate action. Since a report has been lodged, the police should investigate to establish whether the allegation was true or otherwise.

Abdullah was speaking to reporters after launching the “Green Earth Programme of Putrajaya Residents With The Prime Minister” here today.

He was responding to a police report lodged at the Jalan Travers police station in Brickfields by a 23-year-old man that he was sodomised by the former deputy prime minister last Thursday at a luxury apartment in Kuala Lumpur.

In KOTA BARU, PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said the sodomy report against Anwar could mar the Opposition’s image and urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation on it.

Nik Aziz said that the allegation could be linked to a conspiracy to topple a political leader like Anwar. He was speaking to reporters at the Sultan Ismail Petra airport in Kota Baru today.

IN PENANG, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said if the allegation was made to topple Anwar, truth would prevail.

“A police report has been lodged, so let’s wait for the police to investigate. If the allegation is false, the truth will eventually come out,” who is Penang Chief Minister said.