Anwar Ebrahim, his wife Wan Azizah Wan Esmail (centre) and daughter Nurul Nuha Anwar leave the courtroom in Putrajaya. 'We will soldier on,' Anwar told reporters.
Putrajaya: Malaysia's Court of Appeal refused yesterday to throw out a sodomy charge against opposition leader Anwar Ebrahim, putting his trial back on track to resume this week.
Anwar could be jailed for up to 20 years if he is convicted of sodomising a 24-year-old man who was his former aide, effectively ending his political career and his aspirations to become prime minister.
Source: Gulf News
Anwar could be jailed for up to 20 years if he is convicted of sodomising a 24-year-old man who was his former aide, effectively ending his political career and his aspirations to become prime minister.
- His trial began at the Kuala Lumpur High Court earlier this month with testimony from his accuser, who claimed Anwar forced him to have sex at a condominium in June 2008.
- The court had refused Anwar's request for the trial to be abandoned before it even started. Anwar's lawyers insisted the case was a sham orchestrated by the government.
- A three-judge panel in the Court of Appeal yesterday unanimously upheld the high court's decision, saying Anwar had "not shown that the charge against him was oppressive and an abuse of court".
- A medical examination of the aide conducted after the alleged sodomy showed no conclusive evidence of penetration. Anwar's lawyers argued that trying him for sodomy would be tantamount to abusing the justice system.
- Government lawyers have rejected the argument, saying the prosecution has other evidence. Even if consensual, sodomy is a crime in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
- Anwar said he would file an appeal in the Federal Court, Malaysia's top legal authority.
- "We will soldier on," Anwar told reporters. "We have to exhaust all avenues."
- Earlier yesterday, more than 200 people, including ruling party lawmakers, demonstrated outside the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur after 50 Australian lawmakers urged Malaysian authorities to drop the charge.
- Carrying posters that read "Respect our law", protesters called for Australia to stay out of Malaysia's affairs.
Tuan Ir. Solymone,
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Bukankah?
Bagus lagi kalau dia tidak ancam itu judge. Ini ancam. Mana bolih begitu bah. Itu tanda KD dan Pak NuWar Al Sodomi tidka hormat undang-undang dan hakim kita..susah sudah dia itu.
Salam Senja Liza,
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Bagi saya, kes sodomi Anwar ini agak rumit juga. Sehinggakan ia nya melibatkan campur tangan 50 orang Ahli Parlimen dari Australia.
Takut-takut kalau tidak di bendung dengan telus, jujur dan diplomatik; Negara lain saperti USA, British dan negara Euro pula yang akan turut campur tangan.
It is not good fr business.
Harap-harap kes ini diadili dengan betul berasaskan 'kalau yang salah tetap salah' bukan di sebaliknya. Dan jangan di cemari dengan mainan politik.
Rakyat Malaysia dan pemerhati politik Dunia pasti nya sedang memerhati keputusan kes ini.