{"id":7187,"date":"2015-02-15T12:18:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T04:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2015-02-16T16:26:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T08:26:06","slug":"anwar-saiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=7187","title":{"rendered":"Anwar & Saiful"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10-2-2015\u00a0\u00a0the Federal Court of Malaysia upheld the ruling by the Court of Appeal\u00a0 that \u00a0Anwar Ibrahim was guilty of sodomising his aide Saiful Bukhari in 2008, and\u00a0sentenced him to five years’ jail.\u00a0Article 377B<\/a> of the Malaysian Penal Code was applied.<\/p>\n

\"Anwar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Saiful\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The last few days I have\u00a0received concerned questions from family and friends, if it was still safe for gay people to live in Malaysia. My answer is: don’t worry, this was a political process, a successful attempt by the powers that be, to eliminate the charismatic opposition leader.<\/p>\n

Why then was I so shocked and depressed the last few days? Pity with Anwar? Not really, he has behaved as a\u00a0typical alpha male, like Bill Clinton<\/a>, Dominique Strauss-Kahn<\/a> and Chua Soi Lek<\/a>,\u00a0just to name a few.\u00a0But I am worried about the future of\u00a0Malaysia, my 2nd home.<\/p>\n

In this blog I will give some background information, as I have noticed that there is a \u00a0lot of misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

Let me start with the “infamous” article 377 of the Malaysian Penal Code. And not only of \u00a0the\u00a0Malaysian one! It occurred in 42 (!) of the former British colonies. An archaic law, repealed by now in some of the more civilised\u00a0ones.<\/p>\n

Here are the relevant parts of article 377:<\/p>\n

377A<\/span>: \u00a0Any person who has sexual connection with another person by the introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to commit carnal intercourse against the order of nature.<\/em><\/p>\n

377B<\/span>: Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to whipping.<\/em><\/p>\n

377C<\/span>: Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against the order of nature on another person without the consent, or against the will, of the other person, or by putting the other person in fear of death or hurt to the person or any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and not more than twenty years, and shall also be liable to whipping.<\/em><\/p>\n

I like to draw your attention to two points<\/p>\n

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  1. The definition in 377A mentions “another person”, NOT “another man” . So it covers anal\/oral sex in heterosexual relationships as well.<\/li>\n
  2. ONLY the man who puts his penis in the mouth or anus of “another person” commits carnal intercourse against the order of nature and will be punished. The other person goes free.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An archaic law. Here\u00a0are results from a recent American sexual behaviour survey<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Sexual<\/a><\/p>\n

    Just an example:\u00a0In the age group 30-39, an astonishing 59%<\/span> of the women gave a man a blowjob. And mind you, although the woman is active, it is the man who is committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature. Sodomy? In the same age group, 22%<\/span> of the women were sodomised! \u00a0The percentages for homosexual oral and anal sex are\u00a06<\/span>% and 3 %\u00a0<\/span> “only”<\/p>\n

    Would the results for Malaysians be very different? If the law would be applied, the prisons would be flooded…:-) Actually the law is not applied often. According to the Human Rights Watch<\/a> organisation, article 377 has been applied only 7 times since 1938! In recent memory, only two convictions, both concerning Anwar. By the way, note that in this article it is also mistakenly assumed that 377 is about LGBT!<\/p>\n

    Back to Anwar and Saiful. In 2008 Saiful started to work for Anwar as an aide.\u00a0On 28 June 2008 he\u00a0makes a police report alleging Anwar had sodomised him at a condominium in Bukit Damansara between 3.10pm and 4.30pm on 26 June 26\u00a02008. Here is a timeline <\/a>\u00a0published by the New Straits Times.A short resume: Anwar denies, claims that semen found in Saiful’s anus has been put there to incriminate him. In 2012 the High Court acquits and discharges him of sodomising Saiful.\u00a0The prosecution appeals and in 2014 the court of Appeal sentences Anwar to 5 years. The Federal Court has upheld this verdict.<\/p>\n

    Here are the two main actors for the prosecution, the Attorney General\u00a0Abdul Gani Patail and the Public Prosecutor Mohammad Shafee. Shafee may well become the next AG. Both men are long time adversaries of Anwar.<\/p>\n

    \"gani\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Shafee\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Time to give my own opinion! \u00a0Did Anwar and Saiful have sex?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Personally I am convinced they did. And I am sure it was consensual. I even would not be surprised if Saiful had started making avances. Does that mean Anwar and Saiful are gay? Anwar is a good husband and a grandfather. But he likes men too, so he is bisexual. About Saiful I am less sure. Apparently he is married now, but what does that mean.:-)? I understand that he has been fascinated by VIP’s. And from this wedding picture he has reached his goal…:-) Here the MB of Kedah is paying his respect. That is Mukhriz, by the way, the son of Mahathir. Another adversary of Anwar…:-). Coincidence?<\/p>\n

    \"Mukhriz<\/a><\/p>\n

    Here is my reconstruction of the period before Saiful reported to the police on 28-6-2008. Bold by\u00a0me<\/p>\n

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    1. Some time after Saiful started to work for Anwar, they get intimate. From a IPU report<\/a>:\u00a0Mohd Saiful lodged a police report claiming that not only had Anwar sodomized him\u00a0on the afternoon of Thursday 26 June 2008, but that he had been sexually assaulted some eight or\u00a0nine times against his will by Anwar<\/strong> over the previous two months<\/em>. Eight or nine times against his will! When it is remarked\u00a0how a 61-year with a history of back pain can do that to a 23-year old, this part of the report is no longer mentioned. So the charge becomes 377B and not 377C<\/li>\n
    2. On 24-6-2008 Saiful visits Najib. About a scholarship, but the topic of his “relationship” with Anwar is also discussed.<\/strong>\u00a0Can that be true?\u00a0He may also have met police officers. Why?<\/li>\n
    3. On 26-6-2008 his last encounter with Anwar. He buys KY Jelly! From a Bernama report<\/a>: Mohd Saiful, in his evidence, had spoken of his previous encounters he had had with Anwar, the unpleasant sensation of pain and the reason for bringing the KY Jelly lubricant.<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. The next\u00a0two days \u00a0Saiful doesn’t pass motion, and doesn’t rinse himself, “to keep the evidence intact”<\/strong>. Why wait two days?<\/li>\n
    5. He then lodges the police report on 28-6 and next visits three hospitals to get his anus examined. Report by the Borneo Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Looks like Anwar has been framed, don’t you think so?<\/span><\/p>\n

      I am not the only one thinking like that.\u00a0Here is an article in\u00a0the Sydney Morning Herald, Caught in\u00a0political\u00a0sex trap<\/a>, quoting Wikileaks\u00a0info:<\/p>\n

      The cable that deals with Dr Anwar’s sodomy case, dated November 2008 and released exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks, states: ”The Australians said that Singapore’s intelligences services and [Singaporean elder statesman] Lee Kuan Yew have told ONA in their exchanges that opposition leader Anwar ‘did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted’<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

      The document states the Singaporeans told ONA they made this assessment on the basis of ”technical intelligence”, which is likely to relate to intercepted communications.<\/em><\/p>\n

      The ONA is also recorded as saying that Dr Anwar’s political enemies engineered the circumstances from which the sodomy charges arose.<\/em><\/p>\n

      ”ONA assessed, and their Singapore counterparts concurred, ‘it was a set-up job and he probably knew that, but walked into it anyway’,<\/strong>” the cable states.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Of course the publicity after Saiful lodged his report was enormous. Confronting the press he was accompanied\u00a0by his “Uncle Pet”. Here he is, two pictures, one with Saiful’s lawyer, the other one giving an interview to Malaysiakini.<\/p>\n

      \"uncle<\/a><\/p>\n

      \"uncle_pet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      Here is the interview. Uncle Pet discusses Saiful’s visit to the several hospitals and voices his indignation about an article by RPK in Malaysia Today<\/a>\u00a0, suggesting that Saiful might have been sodomised by uncle Pet himself.<\/p>\n