DNA profile belonged to Male Y, not Anwar

Defence says DNA profile found in Mohd Saiful's rectum was not Anwars.

PUTRAJAYA: The DNA profile of a person identified as Male Y found in the rectum of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan did not belong to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, the Federal Court heard today.

Submitting before a five-man bench led by Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Arifin Zakaria, lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said there was no evidence at all to link Male Y to Anwar.

She explained that none of the police officers who were on duty at the lock-up saw Anwar use the three items a toothbrush, Good Morning towel and mineral water bottle which were given to him by the police when he was detained overnight from July 16 to 17 in 2008.

Sangeet said one police officer had told the court that he only heard a sound as if Anwar, 67, was brushing his teeth.

He saw Anwar use the cell toilet but he did not see the appellant (Anwar) brush his teeth, she said.

Therefore, she said it was impossible to link the DNA profile of Male Y to Anwar because it could belong to anyone.

Asked by Arifin whether there was another person in the cell, Sangeet replied that Anwar was the sole occupant.

She argued that the prosecution only relied on circumstantial evidence that Anwar had used the items; however, the police officer never saw Anwar use them.

The circumstantial evidence is usually relied upon when there is no direct evidence. But in this case, we have witnesses who did not see the appellant use the items, she said.

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DNA profile belonged to Male Y, not Anwar