Application After Application

I believe one of the reasons that may lead to the backlog of court cases is the "hanky panky" attitude of the accused.  But that's his/her right. At the end of the day, the court still will look at all evidence put forward by both prosecution and defense no matter which judges sitting on the bench.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will file an application Wednesday to recuse High Court judge Justice Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah from the PKR adviser's ongoing sodomy trial.

This is over the judge's ruling Monday dismissing Anwar's application for Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) medical notes, which he claimed Tuesday was a misinterpretation of a preceding 1993 then-Supreme Court ruling.

Anwar also wants prosecution witness, HKL forensic pathologist Dr Siew Sheue Feng, to be cited for contempt, for referring to his proforma form during a court standdown, when he refused to refer to it in court.

He wants Dr Siew to be investigated for interference of justice under the Penal Code, and access to the proforma form, now that the witness has referred to it to refresh his memory.

Anwar, 63, has claimed trial to sodomising Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, his former personal aide, at the Desa Damansara Condominium in Bukit Damansara here on June 26, 2008.