Jan 13th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — A “Malaysian Spring” was already under way and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) “would win power in any fair forthcoming poll”, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Financial Times. FT reported that Anwar, 64, was looking to relaunch his political career and appeared to pose stiff competition for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to …
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Jan 12th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said it was up to the Attorney-General’s office to decide if an appeal against Monday’s High Court decision to acquit Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy was merited. “We will leave it to the prosecutors to consider fully whether it’s in public interest. The prosecutors ..
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Jan 11th
PETALING JAYA, Jan 11 — Azlan Mohd Lazim, the father of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy accuser Saiful Bukhairi Azlan, pleaded with the Attorney-General (A-G) today to appeal Monday’s court verdict, vowing he will “fight to the end” to seek justice for his son. The 58-year-old government pensioner repeatedly slammed the Bar Council for urging …
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Jan 11th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomising Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan but is unlikely to rest easy while his accuser is pushing the public prosecutor to appeal, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
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Jan 10th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The police are examining a video recording in an attempt to identify the individuals responsible for a series of small blasts right after Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of a charge of sodomy at the Court Complex in Jalan Duta here yesterday, Bernama Online reported today. City police chief Datuk Mohamad Salleh told …
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Jan 9th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Malaysian Bar president Lim Chee Wee today urged the Attorney-General (A-G) not to appeal against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy acquittal and to instead focus on more serious crimes. The Bar Council chief said the High Court had ruled fairly in the case, and based his decision on the principles of natural justice. “The …
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Jan 9th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — There was little on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s face to betray the emotions he felt on hearing of his acquittal for sodomy today, even though it meant the lifting of a weight that has sat on him for over two years. While the thousands who showed up to support PKR’s de facto leader were seen shouting triumphantly and even ..
Jan 9th
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan wants the prosecution to appeal against the acquittal of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by the High Court here today. The former aide of the opposition leader said in a blog posting today that, while he respected the “decision today that did not go my way,” he had the right to pursue the matter to the …
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