Prosecution star witness Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan “looked happy” a day after being allegedly sodomised by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, the Kuala Lumpur High Court was told today.

During the cross examination of Saiful, lead defence counsel Karpal Singh produced a photograph taken on June 27, 2008, a day after Anwar was alleged to have sodomised his former aide.

NONE Saiful told the court that the photograph showed him at Anwar’s house at about 5pm, during the opposition leader’s meeting with several bloggers.

The photograph depicted Saiful serving tea to Anwar and his guests.

“Is that you in the photo?” asked Karpal, to which Saiful affirmed.

“You looked quite happy,” quipped Karpal, followed by objections from lead prosecutor solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden before Saiful could respond.

Though Saiful did not have to reply Karpal’s statement, the latter appeared to be attempting challenge Saiful’s credibility as a witness and complainant.

“It shows that even one day after the alleged incident, they are still communicating and working as usual. But earlier, Saiful had said that he was frightened and upset after the incident,” said defence counsel Sankara Nair when met outside the courtroom.

Defence to file appeal

Meanwhile, the court heard that the defence team would file an appeal at the Court of Appeal tomorrow to overturn High Court judge’s decision in rejecting the application for a stay in hearing.

Judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah had earlier today dismissed Karpal's application for access to Saiful’s police statement when arguing that Anwar was slapped with the wrong charge.

The decision to charge Anwar with consensual sodomy had long raised question marks among observers, given Saiful's repeated claims that he was forced into having sex with his former boss.

However, Saiful earlier shocked the gallery when he claimed that he has had trysts with Anwar during trips to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.

The trial is adjourned until May 31, where the court is expected to revisit the  condominium in Bukit Damansara, where the alleged incident had taken place on June 26, 2008.

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