Yusof defends decision to join Anwar's defence team



Despite reception brickbats for his decision to stick upon Anwar Ibrahim's counterclaim team, former solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden defended his pierce as well as pronounced he had approaching criticism.

Saying many times which "I am a professional", Yusof pronounced it would be genuine to say which he did not design a backlash.
NONEYusof (left) had served in a Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), where he was long-time head of prosecution, timid as a third many senior military officer earlier this year.
During this time, he had led a charge group in a Sodomy II trial against Anwar, who was eventuallyacquitted.
This was additionally Yusof's last box for a AGC, although he had been discerning torecommend an appealagainst a sodomy verdict.
"Yes, my family as well as we had approaching this coming (for my decision to urge Anwar upon theBersih 3.0 charge). It would be wrong or genuine of me not to design it.

"However, we am a veteran (whether) working in a AGC or as a lawyer. we received a call from a chairman asking me either we would similar to to stick upon Anwar's counterclaim team. we pronounced 'why not?', as this (the Peaceful Assembly Act) is a brand new law. And afterwards Anwar called me at 10pm upon Monday.

NONE"So which was which as well as as a veteran we attended a justice event (yesterday) as well as did what was re! quired w ith Karpal Singh as well as a rest of a co-counsel," he toldMalaysiakini.

His pierce has received slam upon some pro-Umno blogs.
Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan had tweeted: 'mpkotabelud @movebabymove: SODOMY II PROSECUTOR NOW IN ANWAR'S LEGAL TEAM. GOD IS GREAT! Yup, my next door neighbour pronounced right away he knew because Anwar was acquitted.'

Yusof pronounced he had approaching a inauspicious comments but "would do a articulate in court".

Asked either he had felt ungainly about being upon a counterclaim team, since his impasse in a Sodomy II trial since 2008, Yusof pronounced there was zero different,
He noted which he had been upon a bench, serving as a justice as well as sessions justice judge for nine years, as well as which he loves being upon a belligerent with prosecutors as well as lawyers.

"It is not ungainly at all for me as we similar to to be upon a building (whether as) a prosecutor or a lawyer," he said.

'No intention to stick upon PAS'

As to speculation which he is scheduled to stick upon PAS next month, Yusof confirmed what he pronounced yesterday - which he does not have any domestic affiliation.

NONE"There is no truth (in talk that) we will stick upon a domestic celebration or PAS next month, as we am apolitical as well as we do not have any domestic affiliation.

"As we said, we am a veteran as well as will do a articulate in court."

Although talk persists about his acrimonous relationship with Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail (right), Yusof insists which he as well as Gani have been "good friends".

While there may be times when they have a disproportion in opinion, he said, they have been friends.
He added which he additionally has great good dialog with those still in a AGC as well as with lawyers in p! rivate p ractice.
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