Former CID chief 'slanted' his SD, says Shafee

Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim has "slanted" what he had said in making his statutory declaration of Oct 7, senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed today.

Shafee, who was appointed by Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail to lead the prosecution in its appeal against the acquittal of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in his second sodomy, said in reply to journalists that they should read his affidavit in reply to Anwar's application.

Anwar has again applied for Shafee to be removed as lead prosecutor in the attorney-general's Sodomy II appeal, after his first bid failed.

"My affidavit is supported by former (Commercial Crime Investigations Department director) Ramli Yusuff. I do not need to ask Matthias Chang to affirm it, but there is no need to trouble Tun (Dr Mahathir Mohamad)," Shafee said.

"But there will be interesting revelations at the hearing (of Anwar's application to disqualify him again), on Mat Zain's relationship with Anwar," he added.

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