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The Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials are a source of considerable political controversy in Malaysia. The first trial was held in 1998, and resulted in former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim being convicted, and given a nine-year prison sentence. This verdict was overturned in 2004, resulting in Anwar's release from prison.
Oct 28, 2014 · Malaysia's Federal Court on Oct 28 began hearing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against his sodomy conviction and five-year jail sentence. It is the second sodomy trial for...
Mar 8, 2013 · The prosecution began the fifth day of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal in the Federal Court against a sodomy conviction by submitting on three items seized from Anwar’s cell.
Feb 9, 2015 · KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Tomorrow, the Federal Court in Putrajaya is to pronounce its verdict in the final appeal by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to set aside his conviction and five-year jail sentence on the charge of having sodomised his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, seven years ago. Following is the chronology of the case:
Nov 24, 2022 · From his prison cell, Anwar made up with Mahathir, who returned to politics as anger boiled over a multibillion-dollar scandal involving the 1MDB state investment fund. Their reunion led to historic 2018 polls that saw the unthinkable ouster of the UMNO-led alliance, which had led since Malaysia’s independence from Britain in 1957.
Feb 10, 2015 · June 30: Anwar files a defamation suit against Mohd Saiful, saying that the report was false and malicious. Aug 7: Anwar is charged for sodomy in court. He pleads not guilty.
Feb 10, 2015 · Anwar, the ruling party's rising star in the mid-1990s before he fell out with then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, denied the charge that led to his second conviction for sodomy as a...
