FAC News - Monday, March 24, 2003 10:23 PM

Day one of the Anwar Ibrahim Appeal Hearing:

Police coached Azizan on what to testify

It was revealed in the Kuala Lumpur Appeal Court today that it was the police that coached Azizan Abu Bakar, the prosecution’s star witness, on what to testify in court.

Christopher Fernando, Anwar Ibrahim’s lead counsel, said he asked Azizan, “Did you tell the police you were sodomised in 1992?”

“Azizan replied that he cannot remember.”

“After further questioning, he then said he did not tell the police he was sodomised in 1992.”

“I then asked him, ‘who fabricated the evidence?’”

“And he replied, he does not know.”

“I further asked him, ‘did you tell the police you were sodomised in May 1994?’”

“He said a number of times that he cannot remember.”

“Finally, he admitted he did not inform the police he was sodomised in May 1994.”

The court was told that Azizan then revealed he was called up by the investigation officer, SAC Musa Hassan, in June 1999.

“I then asked him, ‘were you asked to change the date to 1993?’”

“And he replied, ‘yes’.”

“When asked, ‘who asked you to change the date’, he replied ‘police officer’. Finally, he admitted it was SAC Musa Hassan.”