When the heat cools, the sword will strike

VOXPOP 'Sadly, it has come to a situation that whenever you meet a judge, the immediate reaction is that he is probably corrupt.'

What if Monday's verdict is 'not guilty'?

Justified: Let us all pray for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim and judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah - that God will touch the heart of the judge to deliver a fair and just verdict.

If the judge is being manipulated by the government, then he shall live with this sin forever. Not even praying five or 10 times a day will absolve him. He will have to wear this guilt on his shoulders for the rest of his life.

Ferdtan: Writer M Krishnamoorthy have missed out one more potential verdict on Monday: 'Verdict postponed to another date'.

The pressure on judiciary and of course, Umno, is too great with the well-attended ceramahs given by Anwar around the country and the 901 gathering at the court house.

Tomorrow may not be the day Anwar gets his answer - it would be the day when our backs are turned, and when the heat of the issue cools, then the sword will strike.

RbHisham: This is a simple arithmetic on the outcome of GE13. A conviction = BN is booted out, while an acquittal = 55 percent likelihood of being booted out.

Anonymous_4182: The negative expectation of the outcome of the case lies squarely on the lack of rakyat's confidence in Malaysia's judiciary system.

The reaction of the people in the Anwar case speaks for itself. Sadly, It has come to a situation that whenever you meet a judge, the immediate reaction is that he is like a politician, probably corrupt.

Kgen: Of course, if sanity prevails, Anwar will be acquitted but if there was sanity, he wouldn't even be charged in the first place.

There is no chance that Anwar will be found not guilty no matter how logical the arguments as Umno is not your normal logical party.

It has its own culture of vindictiveness and short-term gain, coupled with an infantile inability to see future or indirect consequences. - Malaysiakini