Rahimi : Bantu Anwar Ibrahim Semasa PRU Ke-12....???

Embattled opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim spoke to Malaysiakini in the wake of allegations that he had sodomised one of his aides. The 30-minute interview came five days after 23-year-old Saiful Bukhari Azlan lodged a police report against his former boss. Held at the PKR headquarters, Anwar talked about how he first heard about the police report, what led to his decision to seek refuge in the Turkish embassy, the likelihood of him being arrested again and the possible threats to his life.It’s ‘my mistake’ to hire Saiful

Anwar Ibrahim today conceded that he had made a mistake in hiring Saiful Bukhari Azlan who has accused him of sodomising him. It is a mistake in hindsight,” he lamented. According to him, Saiful was not employed as a full-time worker in his staff and as such there was no background checks done on him. Anwar explained that Saiful was first taken in as a party volunteer and was asked to be a driver. “After weeks, he came slowly into the establishment. Until the day he left, he was still not a permanent member of the staff … We just pay him a part-time allowance,” said Anwar in a 30-minute interview at the PKR headquarters this morning. Conceding that it was a breach of security, he revealed that Saiful was privy to some of the sensitive communications involving defections from other parties. “He was also receiving calls from Sabah and Sarawak. And they (BN) know how and why … in such a way to pre-empt my announcement on the four crossovers.” He also said that the sodomy allegations have delayed his plans to contest a by-election which will see him making a comeback to Parliament after an absence of 10 years. Anwar has set his sights on the Kuala Kangsar parliament seat, which is currently being held by Umno Wanita chief Rafidah Aziz. The Election Court will decided tomorrow on whether to call a fresh election after Rafidah’s victory was challenged by a disgruntled voter, who claimed that the former minister had failed to sign all her nominations forms. Even if the court upheld Rafidah’s victory, Anwar said the party has shortlisted three other seats which he could be contesting in the coming weeks.  Seterusnya