KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, gave a statement on the allegation to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) today.
Dressed in a blue shirt and black pants and wearing a songkok, he arrived at the Jawi office at 10am, accompanied by his father, Azlan Mohd Lazim, and lawyer, Zamri Idris.
Mohd Saiful is believed to have been called by Jawi to give a statement relating to his sodomy allegation.
Anwar pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on 8 Aug to sodomising his former aide in a condominium here on 26 June.
Last Friday, Mohd Saiful swore on the Quran at the Federal Territory Mosque that he had been sodomised by Anwar and that it was not consensual. – Bernama