The million-dollar question as to whether Anwar Ibrahim "can do it" on complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan remains a mystery as the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the defence application for the proceeding to be heard in camera for about 10 minutes in the sodomy trial today.
However, from the testimony of Dutch orthopaedic surgeon and back specialist Dr Thomas Hoogland since morning, the defence has been asserting that such an act cannot be done, logically or physically.
The public gallery was emptied before Hoogland testified for 10 minutes, after which hearing for the day ended, to continue tomorrow morning.
Hoogland, 66, who performed back surgery on Anwar in September 2004 and examined him again last month, said the politician has problems kneeling and he cannot do rigorous activity.
The back specialist also listed three problems in his diagnosis of Anwar last month in reply to questions from defence counsel Sankara Nair.
Hoogland said the operation in 2004 left Anwar with arthritis and between 2004 and 2008, a little more worsening had occurred.
"The most increase in the problem could have been from 2004 to 2008. We are dealing with three problems, the resulting nerve damage, stenosis causing a lot of limitation in the movement of his back and the damage to the joint, causing the on-going problem."
Sankara: How about arthritis?
Hoogland: Yes.
Hoogland also states in his latest medical report that Anwar suffers from multi-segmental degeneration of the lumbar spine, especially L4 and L5 (L = lumbar), partial function loss of the L5 nerve root on the left and facet joint arthritis on L4 and L5.
He noted that Anwar had back surgery in September 2004 after being diagnosed with disc herniation.
Anwar had surgery conducted by Hoogland following his release from Sungai Buloh prison and after being assaulted by police in 1998.
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However, from the testimony of Dutch orthopaedic surgeon and back specialist Dr Thomas Hoogland since morning, the defence has been asserting that such an act cannot be done, logically or physically.
The public gallery was emptied before Hoogland testified for 10 minutes, after which hearing for the day ended, to continue tomorrow morning.Hoogland, 66, who performed back surgery on Anwar in September 2004 and examined him again last month, said the politician has problems kneeling and he cannot do rigorous activity.
The back specialist also listed three problems in his diagnosis of Anwar last month in reply to questions from defence counsel Sankara Nair.
Hoogland said the operation in 2004 left Anwar with arthritis and between 2004 and 2008, a little more worsening had occurred.
"The most increase in the problem could have been from 2004 to 2008. We are dealing with three problems, the resulting nerve damage, stenosis causing a lot of limitation in the movement of his back and the damage to the joint, causing the on-going problem."
Sankara: How about arthritis?
Hoogland: Yes.
Hoogland also states in his latest medical report that Anwar suffers from multi-segmental degeneration of the lumbar spine, especially L4 and L5 (L = lumbar), partial function loss of the L5 nerve root on the left and facet joint arthritis on L4 and L5.
He noted that Anwar had back surgery in September 2004 after being diagnosed with disc herniation.
Anwar had surgery conducted by Hoogland following his release from Sungai Buloh prison and after being assaulted by police in 1998.
[More to follow]
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