Former IGP Musa Hassan refused to answer to questions posed by Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers - just as they were getting into the merits of the case during the interview with him today.
Lawyer Sankara Nair (right in photo, with Anwar) said initially Musa was quite cooperative when the lawyers and Anwar met him.
Initially, Sankara said Musa answered some questions.
“However, just as we went to the merits of the case, Musa replied that he does not want to be a defence witness and he does not want to be interviewed,” Sankara said.
Anwar interjected, saying, “It was scripted.”
Sankara said the meeting with Musa lasted about five minutes after he came at 2.30pm.
Along with Sankara at the interview were Ram Karpal and senior lawyer Param Cumaraswamy.
Sankara said the defence was upset because although the judge had said witnesses may have the right not to answer, Musa (right) should have assisted.
“His name was directly brought up by the complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Hence, he should be assisting us,” he said.
“Who knows, what he may say could have assisted in our defence. But Musa chose not to.”
Saiful has testified that he called Musa's handphone number after he jotted down the IGP's number after complaining to the then-deputy prime minister, Najib Abdul Razak, about a conversation he had overheard.
Sankara described the interview with Musa as calm despite the fact that former IGP had been investigated over alleged fabrication of evidence in Anwar's first sodomy trial.
Another witness who was also interviewed by the defence was Anwar's former aide, Mohd Khoharullah Abdul Majid.
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Lawyer Sankara Nair (right in photo, with Anwar) said initially Musa was quite cooperative when the lawyers and Anwar met him.
Initially, Sankara said Musa answered some questions.
“However, just as we went to the merits of the case, Musa replied that he does not want to be a defence witness and he does not want to be interviewed,” Sankara said.
Anwar interjected, saying, “It was scripted.”
Sankara said the meeting with Musa lasted about five minutes after he came at 2.30pm.
Along with Sankara at the interview were Ram Karpal and senior lawyer Param Cumaraswamy.
Sankara said the defence was upset because although the judge had said witnesses may have the right not to answer, Musa (right) should have assisted.
“His name was directly brought up by the complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Hence, he should be assisting us,” he said.
“Who knows, what he may say could have assisted in our defence. But Musa chose not to.”
Saiful has testified that he called Musa's handphone number after he jotted down the IGP's number after complaining to the then-deputy prime minister, Najib Abdul Razak, about a conversation he had overheard.
Sankara described the interview with Musa as calm despite the fact that former IGP had been investigated over alleged fabrication of evidence in Anwar's first sodomy trial.
Another witness who was also interviewed by the defence was Anwar's former aide, Mohd Khoharullah Abdul Majid.
[More to follow]
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