Cut-open bag raised doubts about samples, says judge

KUALA LUMPUR: A plastic bag containing samples taken from Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was cut open, thus raising questions over the integrity of the specimens, a trial judge ruled when he acquitted Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the Opposition Leader’s sodomy charge.

In his written judgment dated Jan 9 that was made available yesterday, High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah said the confidence in the samples was gone when investigating officer DSP Jude Blacious Pereira cut open the plastic bag at his office.