Anwar: No worries whether they appeal or not

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is not concerned whether the prosecution makes an appeal or not on his acquittal in the sodomy charge against him.

"This (the appeal) is not my business. But I recognise that this is accorded in law and by the constitution."

"I hope there is no interference if the AG (attorney-general) makes an appeal," added Anwar (left), who has just returned from a visit to India and Turkey.

He was met by hundreds of people gathered at the Kampung Baru mosque in Kuala Lumpur, where he turned up after Friday prayers.

Anwar was acquitted of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan at the Desa Damansara condominium on June 26, 2008.

In ordering his acquittal, Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah said the court could not accept the DNA evidence that was presented.

Saiful's father, Azlan Md Lazim, has urged the prosecution to appeal the matter in order to safeguard the dignity of his son and family.

Solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, who led the prosecution team, had indicated on Wednesday that he would recommend that an appeal be filed.

However, the Trial and Appeal Division head at AG's Chambers, Kamaluddin Md Said, said the division had yet to study Yusof's recommendation.

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