Anwar is finally charged for the offence of sodomy. A lot have been said about the issue of consent. Well, the following is an explanation on consent in a sodomy charge.
Consent is not a factor/element in a charge of sodomy. Anybody who engages in the act commits an offence. On that basis, saiful could also be an offender and charged. But since saiful was the one who filed a report against anwar, he becomes the witness against anwar. It remains to be seen whether the act was done with or without saiful's consent.
If in the trial it is shown that saiful consented to the act, then he is an accomplice and the weight of his evidence would be similar to azizan in 'sodomy I' and the court don't have to accept his evidence.
On the other hand, if it is shown that saiful did not consent to the act, he is a victim and his evidence, if found to be credible by the judge can be accepted.
Lets wait for the trial to begin and the story to unfold.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Cronyism and the NEP
Tun Mahathir wrote his views on the topic in his blog, read it here. NEP has been demonised so much and given a negative connotation. Its detractors have used it to justify their prejudices of Malays. Whenever they disagree with a Malay's opinion, they simply labelled and dismiss the person as 'a product of NEP' - see this blog for example. And they call others racist!!?
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