Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's evidence on his alibi to counter his sodomy charge should not have been accepted by the High Court as the prosecution was not given sufficient notice of that defence, the Court of Appeal heard today.
Senior deputy public prosecutor Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden said High Court judge Arifin Jaka had misdirected himself by allowing Anwar to adduce the alibi evidence, as he failed to fulfill statutory requirements to give 10 days' notice to the prosecution.