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Anwar’s sodomy
hearing on Wednesday
by S. Tamarai Chelvi and
Tan Yi Liang
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
KUALA LUMPUR: The
hearing of Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim’s sodomy trial and
his application for several
documents, scheduled to begin
yesterday, was postponed to
next Wednesday as the lead
defence counsel is unwell.
High Court judge Datuk
Mohamad Zabidin Diah fixed
the new date to hear the ap-
plication to obtain documents,
while the sodomy trial and
application to strike out the
charge was fixed for mention
on the same date.
“Sulaiman Abdullah is,
unfortunately, still in hospital,”
counsel Edmund Bon told the
court.
He said they had written to
inform the court of this and
to request a new date for the
hearing.
Bon also said the defence
had filed written submissions
last Friday and intended to file
further submissions.
Solicitor-General II Datuk
Yusof Zainal Abiden, who
is leading the prosecution
team, said he was concerned
over Sulaiman’s health but
suggested the case should o
continue.
Lawyer S.N. Nair said
Anwar’s instruction was that
Sulaiman should represent
him.
s
Expected rally shrink
to turnout of 150
ran
by Charles Ramend
com
newsdesk@thesundaily.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bar
yesterday on the first
ely 150
day of Datuk Seri Anwa
tponed to next We
hearing, which was pos
Thousands of Pakatan
ir suppor
to turn up to show the
ise.
About 30 supporters,
the
members, gathered at
to the cou
Duta before marching
Dozens of police person
in the vicinity to ens
Pagan, were stationed
Clad in black and led
Anuar
and his deputy Khairul
Duta and headed for the who had arrived in a bus from Ipoh, led
supporters, including tho
Ch
by Teja assemblyman
They chanted “reforma
lobby.
At about 9.30am, An
postponement of his cas
and continued chantin
Soon after Anwar left
police detectives detain t discs believed to contain issues of the
legedly distributing com
Perak state assembly.
Tan Kim Huat, who is in
car and taken to the Sen
Batu MP Tian Chua and
free the man, but was
after viewing the com
“The CD has been wid
derstand why the pol
view it first before tak
said Chang.
By 10.30am, most of the
theSun | THURSDAY JULY 9 2009
Geo-technical report
on sunken road
submitted to MPPP
ZULKIFLI ERSAL/THESUN
by Opalyn Mok
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
GEORGE TOWN: A geo-techni-
cal report on the cause of the
sunken driveway adjacent to
remedial works by working round
the clock. The MPPP allowed us
to work 24 hours a day to repair
the road and, so far, we have
completed stabilising the road but
because of complaints by nearby
Hunza Properties Bhd’s super residents, we cut short our work-
condominium and commercial ing hours,” he said.
complex project, Gurney Para- He said the internal draining
gon, in Gurney Drive has been for the collapsed road would also
completed and handed over to the be completed soon and “we should
Penang Island Municipal Council be able to fully complete the road
(MPPP). in a few days’ time, hopefully by
Local government and traffic Sunday”.
management committee chairman “We will then submit our ap-
Chow Kon Yeow told theSun the peal to the MPPP for the stop work
report was completed on Monday order to be lifted,” he said.
evening.
“The report was
submitted to the
council president
for further action. So
please contact the
president for more
information,” he said,
while refusing to
elaborate on the con-
tents of the report.
Attempts to speak
to council president
Tan Cheng Chui
proved futile as he
was attending a meet-
ing.
Last week, a
10m stretch of the
driveway between
the Gurney Paragon
project and Gurney
a letter of demand on the Anwar and Park condominium
Nair told reporters later Su- prosecution team to disqualify his wife cracked and sank by
laiman was admitted to Kuala themselves last Friday. He said Datuk Seri Dr about 1.2m.
Lumpur Hospital on Monday a notice of motion would be Wan Azizah Following the inci-
to undergo examination for filed this week if there was no Wan Ismail dent, the MPPP issued
sudden giddiness. The medical reply from the prosecution. outside a stop-work order
examination was expected to Anwar is charged with the court on Gurney Paragon
be completed this week. sodomising Mohd Saiful yesterday. until the completion
Nair also said he had served Bukhari Azlan, his former per- of remedial works on the sunken Tan reportedly said he had
sonal aide, in Desa Damansara road. instructed the developer’s
Condominium on Jalan Se- Hunza had since taken respon- consultant to conduct checks on
tiakasih, Bukit Damansara, sibility for the incident and its all the project’s surrounding areas
between 3.01pm and 4.30pm contractors have started remedial to ensure that no other buildings
on June 26 last year. works on the driveway, which are and areas were affected by the
The case was initially expected to be completed by the project.
fixed to be heard on July 3 end of this week. The MPPP also ordered the
but was postponed after Su- Hunza group executive chair- consultant to submit a complete
laiman, who was present in man Datuk Khor Teng Tong said: geo-technical report of the whole
court then, said he needed “We are trying to complete the area.
to seek treatment.
Outside the court, Anwar
at the High Court
peo ple
tur ned up
r Ibrahim’s sodomy
sda y.
lamented that his sodomy
hearing was being delayed
by the prosecution.
Single mother claims trial
dne
Rak
yat (PR
t for
) sup
An
por
wa r
ter
but
s had been expected
it did not material-
“Our position is clear.
We are prepared to start, to charge of abusing maid
with the application for
dila n Rak yat (PK R) Youth documents today. Who KUALA LUMPUR: A single house on Jalan 8, Kampung Baru,
mostly Parti Kea
ta int er- sta te bus terminal on Jalan is delaying it? Why is mother pleaded not guilty in the Ampang, at 1.20am on June 25.
Du
rt at 8.4 5am . the prosecution taking Choo, Ampang magistrate’s court yester- The mother of two is charged
Sen tul pol ice chi ef AC P Zakaria months to supply us with with face day to a charge of voluntarily caus- under Section 324 of the Penal
nel, led by
ure pub lic ord er. the documents, which is covered, at ing hurt to her Indonesian maid, Code, which carries a maximum
PKR lea der Sha ms ul Iskandar Mohd Akin our entitlement? Why the court Modesta Rengga Kaka. three years jail, a fine or caning, or
by
, the gro up wa lke d across busy Jalan is it, for example, that to answer Choo Pei Ling, 37, is alleged either two of the sentences.
ere the y join ed ano ther group of the CCTV footage has to charges of to have committed the offence on Prosecuting officer ASP A. Vasu,
court wh
be given in stages?” he abusing her Modesta, 25, using a cane at her asked the court to set RM5,000 as
se
Lih Kan g. asked. maid. bail in one surety, saying
ang
si” (re for ma tio n) in the court building “Even to get docu- the issue was serious in
ments, which is an the wake of the freeze in
rt following the entitlement under the the supply of Indonesian
war stepped out of cou ed around him
the sup por ter s gat her law, is so difficult. Take, maids following numer-
e and
for example, the CCTV ous cases involving them.
g.
tio n bro ke out wh en several footage. At first, they Choo’s lawyer, R. Aru-
, a commo
rap her fro m Per ak for al- gave still photographs. mugam, asked the court
ed a PKR photog
Then they gave a video to set a lower bail as his
pac
with still photographs. client was seven months
his 60s , wa s wh isk ed aw ay into a patrol And now, they gave the pregnant, had health and
art ers . CCTV footage but it is financial problems and
tul police headqu
ang trie d to inte rvene, urging police to incomplete.” was separated from her
Ch
aria tha t pol ice would decide on it He said he would husband six months ago.
told by Zak
press for more evidence Magistrate Azaraorni
pact disc.
and I do not un- to be released to him
ely distributed in Perak
Abdul Rahman, who set
to arr est him for tha t. They should and his legal team. Aug 25 for the mention,
ice hav e
ion and not the oth er way around,” “On Wednesday, we allowed bail of RM3,500
ing act
will start with an appli- in one surety and ordered
PKR supporters had left
. cation for documents Choo’s passport to be
from the prosecution,” impounded. Choo’s father
he said. posted the bail. – Bernama