Raja Petra trial: Prosecution wants to re-analyse PC

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“ASP Wa’ie however has testified to have spotted several folders on both computers but he did not open and read those as he wanted to follow the investigating officer’s order,” argued DPP Ishak on the seventh day of the sedition trial.

He asked the court to allow ASP Wa’ie to re-analyse both computers and extract several folders found in them.

“The folders are important for the court to reach a just decision. It could give evidence for the prosecution or defence,” he said.

In stressing his points, DPP Ishak said he depended on a case law where a trial judge of a drugs case had allowed the drugs to be sent for re-examination for justice.

DPP Roslan Mat Nor argued that it was important for the court to evaluate the overall evidence in the trial.

In asking the court to dismiss the application, lead counsel J.Chandra said Secton 425 is not applicable as the seventh witness was still in the midst of giving his evidence.

“We have a report (on the examination on both computers) and the witness who prepared it is also here, in the witness box. It is also (a question of) justice for the accused,” he said.

Chandra argued that ASP Wa’ie had not been authorised to look into folders as his terms of reference were very specific on the request for his analysis.

“Besides, there is no evidence that these folders are relevant to the subject matter of the charge,” he said.

Chandra said the findings over the computers by ASP Wa’ie were very clear in the report.

Judge Rozina Ayob set Wednesday to deliver her decision on whether to allow the prosecution to re-analyse the computer and CPU.End.