Anwar's lawyer refutes Prisons denial of statement
Published on: Friday, August 18, 2017
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer R Sivarasa refuted the Prison Department's statement claiming former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's statement dated Aug 14 on the violent disturbance during last weekend's Nothing to Hide 2.0 forum is a "fake"."I can confirm that Datuk Seri made the statement dated Aug 14 as I was there with him," he told FMT in a brief reply to the Prison Department's statement.He was one of Anwar's lawyers in his defamation lawsuit against Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin which Anwar attended on Monday at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
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The Prison Department Deputy Director (policy) Supri Hashim had said Anwar never issued the statement on Monday when he was escorted by prison warders for an appearance at the court."Anwar was guarded by officers and men of the department throughout his appearance at the courthouse," Supri said.Hashim said prisoners were not allowed to release statements without the approval of the department."In this matter, Anwar was not given the permission to do so.
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"On Aug 14, he was escorted to the Kuala Lumpur civil court to attend a hearing involving him and he was monitored by the authorities from the department the whole time he was there."Those who had nothing to do with the hearing were not allowed to meet with Anwar, and this includes the media," he said.
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When asked in what manner Anwar had drafted his statement, Sivarasa did not answer.On Monday, Anwar said in a statement that the opposition had also encountered a similar situation like Nothing to Hide 2.0 during the last general election when a bus he used for campaigning was vandalised.He urged the authorities to take stern action against the culprits involved in the ruckus on Sunday.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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