Hospital: It wasn't a sodomy examination

Hospital: It wasn't a sodomy examination

Hospital Pusrawi today clarified that its medical officer Dr Muhammad Osman Abdul Hamid did not conduct a sodomy-related examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

The hospital revealed that Muhammad, a Burmese national, is not a specialist but only a general practitioner stationed at the Emergency Unit.

In a statement distributed to reporters, the hospital's general manager Wan Mahmud Wan Yaakob also said that it has not released any official reports pertaining to the case.

After examining Saiful, he said, the doctor advised the former to undergo an examination by a specialist at a government hospital.

"There were no further examinations carried out (on Saiful at Pusrawi) in relation to the sodomy complaint," he added.

Saiful had gone to the hospital complaining of pain in the stomach and anus.

Hospital Pusrawi was thrust into the limelight following media reports on the findings of the doctor who examined Saiful on June 28, hours before he filed a police report accusing opposition stalwart Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him.In his report, the doctor stated that he found no evidence of sodomy.

Quizzed on the authenticity of the report leaked to the media, Wan Mahmud replied: "Looks the same, contents are the same."

kzso - we'll wait for the investigation ends.