The presence of two male DNA specimens and semen samples retrieved from cotton swabs taken from the victim's anus showed there was indeed penetration.

mohd yusof zainal abiden Solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden ( left ) told this to the Federal Court in the Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial today in Kuala Lumpur.

Yusof, who led the prosecution team, however, did not indicate to the apex court as to who the semen samples belonged to.

Citing the book Forensic Medicine for Lawyers (1983), on the topic of homosexual offences, Yusof argued that the finding of spermatozoa on swabs taken either from within the anal canal or from the anal mucosa will prove the act of sodomy beyond dispute.

"The presence of traces of lubricant and the DNA specimens of two males from three out of the four cotton swabs taken inside the anus show penetration did take place.

"This is what the prosecution is trying to prove. We will call the doctors who will testify after the victim, to corroborate on where the cotton swabs were taken from," Yusof said.

"The medical report is one thing in indicating there is no penetration. But the chemist reports from samples taken from the victim's anus, using the cotton swabs, did indicate the presence of semen. Hence this shows there was penetration," he said.

The solicitor-general II then submitted that the presence of the DNA would surely negate allegations the appellant (Anwar) made against the prosecution, that it had acted mala fide (in bad faith) against him.

Yusof submitted that not all cases of rape or sodomy would result in a tear of the affected part (hymen or rectum).

However, he said the presence of such DNA samples taken from those parts would indicate there was indeed penetration.

The chemist report also showed there was no signs of alcohol or blood from the samples taken.

He said the prosecution would argue that the medical evidence, taken together with the oral evidence of the complainant in the trial, would clearly demolish whatever allegations that had been made about them.

Karpal: DNA planted

Defence lawyer Karpal Singh had earlier argued that three doctors from Hospital Kuala Lumpur had stated there was no conclusive clinical findings suggestive of penetration of the anus or rectum.

The three doctors who were cited in the medical report are Kuala Lumpur Hospital doctors Khairul Nizam Hassan, Mohd Razali Ibrahim and Siew Sheue Seng.

NONE Neither were there the presence of significant defensive wounds on the complainant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan ( right ), Karpal said further.

"If there is no penetration, how can there be an offence?" he asked.

"The presence of sperm is suggesting (that) the evidence had been planted. Logic prevails as doctors say there was no penetration.

"If this is true, then how can there be sperm?" Karpal submitted.

After hearing arguments from both sides, the three-member Federal Court panel, in a unanimous decision, nevertheless dismissed Anwar's appeal.

The bench comprising Chief Judge Malaya Justice Arifin Zakaria, Justice James Foong and Court of Appeal judge Suriyadi Halim Omar, ruled the matter should go for a full trial despite objections from the defence.

The trial will now continue on Monday with the defence set to grill the complainant Mohd Saiful.