Sodomy case: Anwar was framed, says accuser's dad
But claim that Najib's special officer hatched conspiracy is denied by son
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Mr Azlan (right) addressing the media in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Although he had supported his son's claim against Mr Anwar previously, he now says it was untrue and offers his apology to the opposition leader. -- PHOTO: UTUSAN MALAYSIA
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Mr Saiful denies his father's allegation and says there was no political conspiracy against Mr Anwar. -- PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Mr Azlan (right) addressing the media in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Although he had supported his son's claim against Mr Anwar previously, he now says it was untrue and offers his apology to the opposition leader. -- PHOTO: UTUSAN MALAYSIA
Mr Saiful denies his father's allegation and says there was no political conspiracy against Mr Anwar. -- PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
KUALA LUMPUR - The father of Mr Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the alleged victim in Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's second sodomy trial, said the case was a conspiracy hatched by a special officer in Prime Minister Najib Razak's office, a charge that his son swiftly rebutted.
In a surprising about-turn, Mr Azlan Mohd Lazim told a press conference yesterday that his son had been used by some people, including a special officer from the Prime Minister's office, to defame Datuk Seri Anwar.
"Anwar is innocent and a victim of this slander... as such I apologise to Anwar and his family," he said in a statement, as quoted by the online media. "He and his family have suffered a lot as a result of this slander."
Mr Saiful later called a press conference to refute his father.
