The Burmese doctor who examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan had served with the Kuala Lumpur-based propagation organisation, Regional Islamic Da'wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Riseap), for two years.

According to the Malaysian Medical Council's (MMC) online register of doctors, Dr Mohamed Osman Hamid - who earned his MBBS from the University of Rangoon Medical College - served with Riseap from 1993 to 1995.

Mohamed Osman, whose Burmese name is listed in the MMC register as Than Aung, is thereafter recorded to have worked in Sarawak until 1999 at the Riseap-affiliated Harakah Islamiah organisation.

He came back to Kuala Lumpur and served at Hospital Universiti (later renamed Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) for five years until 2007.

Mohamed Osman has since been working at the Islamic Medical Centre (Pusrawi).

When contacted, a Riseap official confirmed that two Burmese nationals had volunteered their services at its mobile medical unit programme.

However, as records of the programme could not be immediately obtained, the official was not sure if Mohamed Osman was one of the volunteers.

"We have had people from the US, China, and Australia. But as far as I can recollect, no Burmese has ever been employed as a member of our staff," said the official, who identified himself only as Shafique.

Anwar did not hold post in Riseap

Shafique also denied claims that PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim had served at Riseap as a supreme council member, as claimed in certain blogs today.

"Anwar has never held any position in Riseap," he said.

saiful bukhari azlan sodomy allegation anwar ibrahim medical report 300708 Mohamed Osman's name emerged in news reports after his report on Saiful was leaked to the press, purportedly clearing Anwar of sodomy as alleged by Saiful in a police report lodged last month.

Mohamed Osman, who has taken leave since last week, could not be contacted for comments.

Pusrawi is facing a government probe by the Health Ministry over the leak and for breaching doctor-patient confidentiality.

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