PETALING JAYA: Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas should recuse himself from deciding on whether to prosecute the case, says the lawyer representing Muhammad Yusoff Rawther, who has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of outraging his modesty.
Haniff Khatri Abdulla said Thomas had in the past recorded his opinion that the sodomy charges against Anwar were part of a political conspiracy, and as such his impartiality in deciding this latest case involving his client was questionable.
Haniff said Thomas had suggested in an article posted on the Bar Council website eight years ago that Anwar was a victim of political conspiracy in the sodomy case involving his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan. The police had on Monday announced that they have handed over the investigation papers on Yusoff's case to the Attorney General's office for further action.
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