The police chief and the prisoner in question were, of course, Rahim Noor and Anwar Ibrahim respectively.

CNN: Trials of Malaysia's Finest

On the day that the court issued its verdict, a special commission which the prime minister had finally agreed to appoint announced that Rahim Noor, the police chief who has admitted beating Mr Anwar, would also be punished.

ECONOMIST: The verdict on Malaysia

The child told the jury how she was then asked to collect a hammer and handed it to either Gul or Rahim who hit Mr Noor on the head.

BBC: Fazli Rahim and Saima Gul jailed for Mohammed Noor murder