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BUKIT MERTAJAM (Aug 21, 2008) : Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri
Anwar Ibrahim still refuses 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.
Khairy, who is also Rembau MP, 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
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Circular No 297/2008
Khairy said that swearing by the al-Quran was not something that could be politicised. But we see the video of Saiful's swearing on big screen TV all over Permatang Pauh organised by the BN ala Umno! We are fast becoming an international joke over this issue.
Lim Chong Leong