Homicide vs. Sodomy

I somehow sense that the local mainstream media is attempting to sway public attention from one homicide case implicating the incumbent Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Najib Abdul Razak to focusing on a sodomy case involving the former DPM, Anwar Ibrahim. It should be no surprise to everyone as most of the mainstream press and electronic media are closely linked to the ruling elites which perpetually have the tendency to skew public opinion particularly on issues affecting the ruling parties and their stalwarts for their own benefits naturally.

Against the backdrop of the current travesties, surprisingly a handful of State Muftis have joined the fray by contradicting each other over the need for "muhabalah" (swearing by the Holy Quran) by both the accuser and the accused to settle the issue once and for all, adding further confusion among the public at large over same.
In the first case, the accuser, vide his Statutory Declaration (SD) made on 1st July, 2008, has implicated Najib in the murder of Antaltuya, a Mongolian businesswoman, whose body was detonated by the use of C4 explosives, but later retracted it within the next 24 hours of having made same. Why was the retraction so sudden ? If the accusation is not true, the accused could definitely take legal actions against the accuser for libel or slander. But this is not preferred. It is obvious that, after the retraction, the accused has no case to answer !! In an earlier related case involving Najib's wife which arose from another SD by a blogger, she too chose not to pursue any legal actions against her accuser. She may sue the blogger for defamation or libel if the accusation was a sheer fabrication.
But why the retraction ? What immediately comes to mind is whether the accuser was coerced by some threats on his life or his family members', or induced so sweetly that he could not refuse, or he was simply not sane. Is he not guilty of abusing a process of law by the retraction ?
In the second case, the accuser had the liberty of seeing Najib, the DPM, at the latter's residence for advice prior to making a Police Report against the accused. What Najib has got to do with the case ? Would you seek the opinion of a DPM concerning your personal matters if you happen to be an aggrieved party ? Why didn't the accuser go straight to the Police ?