Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has charged that the prosecution into his sodomy case had lied over the existence of an initial preliminary report after the three doctors had examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

NONE Solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden had admitted in court he did not know of the initial report.

However, the testimony of Dr Mohd Razali Ibrahim ( right ) today showed there is an initial report which was made before the July 13 full report which was tendered as evidence.

“This showed the prosecution had lied and supports our arguments that it should have been supplied to us before the trial. We do not want to hold up the trial but it seems they (the prosecution) are,” he said.

Throughout Anwar’s trial the said documents - Saiful’s medical history, witness list, doctors’ notes, DNA tests and samples - had been withheld from the defence.

Anwar said that is why his defence wanted to have the documents to prepare their case and that it was unfair to deny access to the documents.

Chances in Galas and Batu Sapi

Anwar, who is also the Permatang Pauh MP, also commented that the opposition Pakatan Rakyat’s chances in the two by-elections are good.

“We have a good chance in Galas and a reasonable one in Batu Sapi,” he said.

PKR has placed Ansari Abdullah as its candidate in Batu Sapi in a three-way fight, while PAS had named Dr Zulkefli Mohamed as their candidate in Galas.

Nomination day is tomorrow.