Yusoff’s polygraph test to assist probe only, not admissible as evidence in court proceedings.
The police are determining the whereabouts of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim on the day he was accused of sexual misconduct, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said.
“Now, the police are trying to determine where (Anwar was on Oct 2, 2018), because one said ‘A’ and the other said ‘B’,” Hamid told reporters this morning.
“We will continue to work on this,” he added.
On Dec 4, Muhammad Yusoff Rawther, who worked as a researcher for Anwar, accused the latter of sexual misconduct.
In his statutory declaration (SD), Yusoff claimed the incident took place on Oct 2, 2018, during the campaign for the Port Dickson by-election.
Anwar has denied the allegation.
The police are probing the case under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which concerns assault or use of criminal force with the intent to outrage a person’s modesty.
Meanwhile, a polygraph test conducted on Yusoff on Dec 17 was only meant to facilitate police investigation, according to Hamid.
He said the polygraph test was inadmissible as evidence in the court proceedings. Instead, it was used by the investigating team to help determine whether the individual was telling the truth.
“For now, I don’t know the results of his polygraph.
“If we find that the individual is speaking the truth, then we will double our efforts in getting the evidence that we have yet to obtain because we (now) trust the person.
“(We) do not have evidence yet, but we will deliberate and look at whatever aspects that we need to work hard for it,” he said.
Up till today, Hamid added, the police have yet to determine if Yusoff was telling the truth.
Police have so far recorded statements from a total of eight witnesses.
Anwar has been questioned, and the police have visited his Segambut residence as part of their investigation.