[JOINT STATEMENT]
JUDICIARY MUST RIGHT THE WRONGS IN POLITICAL-MOTIVATED PROSECUTION AGAINST ANWAR IBRAHIM
The independence of the highest court of the land – the Federal Court – will once again be tested in the judgment of the court on the sodomy charge against opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, for the second time on 28 and 29 October 2014. The
Federal Court must right the wrongs and deliver justice if its credibility and reputation in the eyes of the public is to be maintained.The Court of Appeal’s decision on 7 March 2014 to overturn the High Court decision to acquit Anwar of sodomy offence under Section 377 of the Penal Code was extremely disappointing and exasperating, marking a new… More