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Malaysia's Anwar ordered to undergo hospital tests for headaches
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (AFP) - Malaysia's sacked deputy premier Anwar
Ibrahim, on trial for
sodomy, was again taken to hospital Friday for medical tests after
complaining of persistent
headaches.
Judge Arifin Jaka ordered the tests after defence counsel Karpal
Singh told the court Anwar was
unable to give evidence.
The judge said the court was concerned that Anwar was complaining
of "splitting headaches,"
adding that a number of adjournments had already been granted
because he could not continue
giving evidence.
Arifin said Anwar should be sent to the General Hospital
immediately for a thorough examination.
"If he has to be admitted, he has to be admitted."
Looking at Anwar, the judge said: "I'm convinced there is
something wrong with you. I can see it
in your face."
Arifin said thorough tests were necessary to avoid unnecessary
adjournments but refused
Anwar's request for treatment at a hospital of his choice.
The trial has been adjourned early almost daily since last week
when Anwar began complaining
of severe headaches. He was sent for hospital tests and underwent
a brain scan on Tuesday.
Anwar, sacked in September 1998 and detained soon afterwards, was
jailed in April for six years
for abusing his official position to quash allegations of
heterosexual and homosexual misconduct.
He and his adopted Indonesian brother Sukma Darmawan are now on
trial for sodoming Azizan
Abu Bakar, a crime punishable by up to 20 years.
Karpal had argued that Anwar should be sent to National University
Hospital, which in September
conducted tests for arsenic poisoning.
Those tests were conducted after his lawyers told the court that a
urine sample secretly obtained
in August had been tested in Australia and shown excessively high
arsenic levels, indicating a
possible murder attempt.
A medical report found no trace of "acute" arsenic poisoning when
tests were conducted in
mid-September. But supporters said this did not rule out the
possibility he could have been
poisoned earlier.
The doctors found Anwar, 52, to be suffering from health problems,
including weight and hair
loss and numbness of the fingers, for which they could find no
cause.
Prosecutor Gani Patail said Friday the arsenic issue had been
dealt with. "The issue today is his
health. All of us today here are equally concerned about his
health."
He said Anwar should be treated at the General Hospital and take
his medication regularly.
Christopher Fernando, Anwar's leading counsel, told reporters
Anwar should have been allowed
to stay 24 hours at the National University Hospital.
"This will be his fifth time at the General Hospital. We want to
get to the bottom of what is
causing his persistent headaches. It is essential for all parties
to clear the air once and for all,"
he said.
The trial resumes Tuesday after a public holiday Monday.
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