Malaysian Court Sentences Anwar to Five Year in Jail for Sodomy

Global Post (U.S.)

07 March 2014

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Friday to five years in jail for sodomizing his former male aide, overturning his earlier acquittal by a lower court.

The ruling put Anwar’s political future on the line as he may have to relinquish all his political positions, including as a member of Parliament if he fails in his appeal to the Federal Court, the country’s highest court.

Anwar’s hope of running in a by-election for a state legislative seat slated this month is also dashed.

… Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, told Kyodo News that Friday’s court ruling put paid to Anwar’s plan to run in a by-election, but he added it will bolster his party’s chance of winning.

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