POLICE HAVE NOT DILLY-DALLIED IN HANDLING ANWAR'S ALLEGED SODOMY CASE, SAYS DEPUTY IGP

Bernama - 29 July, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Police have never dilly-dallied in investigating the alleged sodomy against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim since the case was reported to police on June 28, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar.

He said the police, instead, had been relentlessly seeking relevant and the latest information, besides giving the case priority as it was a high-profile case.

"We want to solve this case as soon as possible. The investigating officer is constantly looking for new leads. We are doing our best and we need the cooperation of all quarters concerned," he told Bernama when contacted here today.

Ismail was asked to comment on Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar's statement yesterday, asking for police to speed up the investigations into the sodomy allegation against the Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor.

He said since the police investigations began, some quarters had been making speculations and statements that could interfere with the investigations.

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"I wish to warn everyone, including bloggers, not to disturb police investigations by disseminating material or information that is inaccurate or false.

"Action will be taken against those who deliberately try to interfere with the investigations. Let the police do a meticulous job," he added.

Anwar's former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, had on June 28 lodged a police report against him for allegedly sodomising the youth several times, including the last incident at a condominium in Damansara on June 26.

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