Some parties believe Anwar Ibrahim was a victim of a political conspiracy and others think the court was in a cahort with Barisan Nasional to wipe out the opposition.
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Three days after the Opposition Leader was sent to Sg Buloh Prison, questions arised as to why Saiful Bahari - the guy who sent Anwar to prison - was not charged.
Many waited for an answer, and finally here it comes. Let's read what Attorney-General Gani Patail says:
The perception of certain parties that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had been charged and convicted for a “victimless offence” was clearly insupportable.
“Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was the person who suffered. He provided sworn testimony to a court of law of the acts he suffered which is a matter of judicial record.”
On why Mohd Saiful was not charged for abetment, Abdul Gani explained that the case was akin to that of corruption, where in almost all corruption cases, the receiver was charged while the giver was used as a witness against the former.In the statement, Abdul Gani also said Anwar, who was convicted and sentenced to five years’ jail for sodomising his former aide, was charged under section 377B of the Penal Code, a less serious offence than section 377C.Abdul Gani said the Penal Code provided two instances where a person could be charged for sodomy.He said under section 377B, “with or without consent” was not an ingredient while under section 377C, the act of sodomy should have been committed without consent or against the will of the other person.“The other distinguishing feature is the punishment where the law imposes a minimum sentence of five years under section 377C,” he said in a statement here last night.Section 377B had no minimum term of imprisonment, he said.