A senior lawyer recounted how his client Munawar Aness, who was Anwar Ibrahim's former speechwriter, was allegedly tortured and forced to confess to having sex against the order of nature.

Testifying at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today, Manjeet Singh Dhillion said Munawar is still traumatised by the experience.

Manjeet, 74, who was called as Anwar's witness in his defamation suit against Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, testified that he recorded what Munawar said after visiting him about eight times in prison.

The statements became part of a statutory declaration which Munawar signed in 1998, added the former Malaysian Bar president.