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ANWAR STILL REFUSES TO SWEAR DESPITE CALLS BY VARIOUS PARTIES

Bernama - Friday, August 22

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is still refusing to swear in the Islamic manner concerning the allegation that he had sodomised his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, despite calls for him to do so by various quarters.

Anwar, who was challenged by Mohd Saiful Bukhari to swear by the al-Quran as he did on Aug 15, said he had been advised by several ulama against it but would continue to demand for the 'qazaf' at the syariah court.

In the latest call, the Selangor PAS Youth movement challenged Anwar to swear by the al-Quran if he was innocent and was telling the truth.

The movement's head, Sallehen Mukhyi, said it would be the best move by Anwar to resolve his personal problem and clear his name.

Yesterday, Umno vice-head Khairy Jamaluddin had also challenged Anwar to swear to prove that he was not guilty of the charge.

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ANWAR-SWEAR 2 (LAST) BUKIT MERTAJAM

Khairy, who is also the member of parliament for Rembau, said that swearing by the al-Quran was not something that could be politicised.

However, in his ceramah in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency, Anwar had dismissed the challenge by his former aide claiming that the swearing by Mohd Saiful Bukhari on the eve of the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election was politically motivated.

In an attempt to make a political comeback, Anwar is contesting in the by-election for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat vacated by his wife, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Ismail although she had been recently returned in the general election on March 8.

In all his ceramah, Anwar claimed that the allegation by Mohd Saiful Bukhari against him was a political conspiracy and he had frequently claimed that he had been advised by noted ulama especially from the Arab countries not to swear by the al-Quran and instead demand for 'qazaf' in the syariah court.

"I don't want to swear because an Arab ulama, Yusof Qardhawi, who is my good friend had telephoned me. He said, Anwar, I support you. Don't worry, I pray for you. Do not swear, don't give your DNA sample, you just follow the syariah court," he said in his ceramah at Kampung Pertama, Permatang Janggus last night.

Anwar had referred Mohd Saiful Bukhari's allegation to the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Syariah Court in July.

-- BERNAMA

MHA ZS AO

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