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The hearing continue today after the Hari Raya break with Anwar potentially facing another scandal when an Umno-friendly blogger threatened to release allegedly another sex video dated Jan 12 this year.
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Lead defence counsel Karpal Singh had in the past sought the court to take action against individuals who are seemed bent on interfering the administration of justice in this controversial trial.
McDonald, who is the fourth defence witness, is expected to take another two days to complete his testimony with cross-examination by the prosecution pending.
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor will take the stand this week.
LIVE REPORTS
8.55am: Defence lawyers Sankara Nair and CV Prabhakaran arrives with foreign DNA expert Dr Brian McDonald.
Prosecuting team led by solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden is also in court. DPP Noorin Badaruddin is expected to cross-examine McDonald.
Chemist Dr Seah Lay Hong, who was a prosecution witness, is seated besides Noorin to provide expert advice.
8.59am: The accused, Anwar Ibrahim, arrives with his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and some of his supporters. Half of the court is still empty.
9.33am: Among those present in the public gallery is former Bukit Bintang MP Dr Lee Chong Meng from MCA.
9.34am: Top defence lawyer Karpal Singh arrives. He is wheeled into court by his assistant.
9.35am: PKR vice-president and Batu MP Tian Chua is also present with Baginda Minda, former business partner of Ummi Hafilda, both of whom were witnesses in Anwar's first sodomy trial.
9.38am: Court begins with Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah presiding.
Dr Brian McDonald called to the stand.
9.42am: McDonald tells the court he got to know there is one case which he knew that his evidence was not accepted in an Australian case concerning sub-population case.
"I am not expert statistician."
[More to follow]
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