PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sentence of five years’ jail was upheld by the Federal Court today, ending his public office as oppositon leader and Permatang Pauh MP. The Federal Court dismissed applications by the defence to lessen the five-year jail sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – The government has issued the following statement after the Federal Court upheld the Appeal Court’s decision in finding Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim guilty of sodomy. “The judges will have reached their verdict only after considering all the evidence in a balanced and objective manner. Malaysia has an
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – The Federal Court today upheld the conviction of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2008. Anwar faces five years’ imprisonment, a sentence that will effectively put an end to his four-decade long and often controversial political
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – The Federal Court has convicted Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. The court on Tuesday upheld the Court of Appeal’s Mar 7, 2014 decision against the Opposition leader. Anwar, 67, was sentenced to five years’ jail on Mar 7 last
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – Opposition Leader and Permatang Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been found guilty by the Federal Court of sodomizing his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Anwar, 67, was sentenced to five years’ jail on March 7 last year by the Court of Appeal for sodomising Mohd
KUALA LUMPUR, FEB 10 – The government takes audit findings and suggestions seriously and values their opinions. In his keynote address at the 13th assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), Najib said the government is open and also values the input from auditors in policy reviews and
GEORGE TOWN, FEB 10 – One of Penang’s oldest clanhouses – the Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi – is under threat of being sealed and its assets seized in an ongoing legal spat with a developer over breach of agreement. The Kongsi has been given seven days to pay more than
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria, leading the five-man bench, is reading the judgment, starting with the background of the case and the charge against Anwar, according. Justice Arifin says consent is not an ingredient of the offence, recalls how Saiful worked as a volunteer and served as
*This Live Updates Will Be Auto-Refresh Every 60 Seconds* LIVE: PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – Below is the timeline from Palace of Justice where the verdict on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II is expected to be made: 3.50PM: A large convoy of vehicles has just entered Sungai Buloh prison where Anwar will
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – The man at the centre of the Sodomy II case, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived at the courtroom at 9.04am, accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Azizah Ismail and his daughter Nurul Izzah. He told reporters “I have gone through this before. I pray for the
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – Below is the timeline from Palace of Justice where the verdict on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II is expected to be made. 8.36am: Gobind Singh Deo and Ramkarpal Singh, part of Anwar’s legal team, enter courtroom. 8.30am: Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, lead counsel for
PUTRAJAYA, FEB 10 – The Federal Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the final appeal of PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to set aside his five-year jail sentence for sodomisinghis former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, this morning. Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria, who is leading a five-member panel comprising
June 28, 2008: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan makes police report alleging Anwar had sodomised him at a condominium in Bukit Damansara between 3.10pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008. Aug 7, 2008: Anwar pleads not guilty against the charge of having carnal intercourse against the order of nature at the
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 – Police have set up fences around the Palace of Justice since early morning ahead of the Sodomy II verdict on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Hordes of reporters, photographers and videographers began to converge in front of the complex since 6am. Pas information chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar and PKR’s
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CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Feb 8 – Local residents in Cameron Highlands are urged to provide information in relation to alleged corruption and abuse of power occurring in the highlands. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Mustafar Ali, when making the call, said MACC would hold discussions with government agencies, non-governmental
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 8 – Penang Umno is ready with its plan and strategy for a possible Permatang Pauh by-election if opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim loses his sodomy appeal on Tuesday. State Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman said the step is taken to ensure it would
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – The troubles between the Pakatan coalition partners DAP and Pas seems far from over when Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang left right after an hour-long Pakatan presidential council meeting today. Hadi was not at the press conference attended as his counterparts from DAP and
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – Pakatan Rakyat will host thousands of supporters in its grand finale of the “Jelajah Rakyat Hakim Negara”, the last of a series of ceramah by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tomorrow night. The ceramah (talks), being held ahead of the Federal Court verdict on his appeal against
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – The incident sparked fresh questions on social media about the Malaysian airline’s safety record as it struggles in the aftermath of the loss of AirAsia flight QZ8501 in late December with 162 people on board. “One auto-thrust not functioning properly. Actually okay to fly but we
