| Azizah and Anwar |
The Court of Appeal has deferred hearing Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's appeal to strike out his sodomy charge to Monday.
According to Anwar's lawyer, Karpal Singh, the defense had to seek a postponement because the prosecution sprang a "surprise" preliminary objection to the appeal. The prosecution argued that the High Court ruling should not be disputed.
This resulted in Karpal seeking for additional time because he had not been informed of the objection beforehand and therefor unprepared to argue against the prosecution.
Anwar, the 62-year-old PKR adviser, was accused of sodomizing Saiful at Unit 11-5-1 of the Desa Damansara Condominium in Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008.
He has denied the charges, accusing Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor of collaborating with Saiful to frame him and derail his political comeback.
More to come
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