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9.30am: Shafee says Anwar includes Umno and the (mainstream) media as part of the conspiracy.
Anwar, the government-appointed prosecutor says, also attacked the trial judge, which was serious contempt of court by the opposition leader.
"Despite this, the trial judge remains patient."
9.25am: Shafee says according to Anwar, it is a conspiracy of highest level from the PM to the humble investigating officer and even linking it to former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Shafee says Anwar also alleged Saiful Bukhari Azlan was involved in the conspiracy along with attorney-general (AG) Abdul Gani Patail and inspector-general of police (IGP) Musa Hassan.
He further says Anwar had complained that documents were deprived from the defence and the opposition leader claimed the prosecutor was also part of the conspiracy.
9.20am: Lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah begins his submission saying that throughout the prosecution's case the entire dominant of Anwar's defence is political conspiracy to fix the opposition leader of the crime.
He says he will analyse this and will begin with Anwar's statement from the dock.
9.16am: Court called into session with Justice Arifin leading the five-member Federal Court panel.
8.55am: Lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah arrives. Court prepares to start.
8.53am: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim arrives with wife and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. On seeing Mohamad Sabu, Anwar hugs the PAS deputy president.
8.50am: The situation outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya where the trial is taking place is calm and quiet. About 100 supporters of Anwar Ibrahim are seen milling in the area.
Most of them are chatting with one another while they await news on the court hearing.
8.30am: Lead defence counsel Gopal Sri Ram enters the courtroom along with Wangsa Maju MP Dr Tan Kee Kwong, PAS Tumpat MP Kamaruddin Jaafar and former PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Also in court are former Selangor menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib and PAS deputy president, Mohamad Sabu.
Hearing is expected to kick off at 9am.
8.15am: Journalists and international observers are allowed into the courtroom.
Lawyer Zamri Idrus, who appears for Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, is seen in court with Attorney-General’s Chambers deputy head of prosecution Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria.
Defence counsel N Surendran, Eric Paulsen, Sangeet Kaur Deo and Latheefa Koya are also ready for the day's battle.
8am: The Federal Court will finally hear submissions from government-appointed prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on why Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction for sodomy - his second in 10 years - is ‘safe’.
9.30am: Shafee says Anwar includes Umno and the (mainstream) media as part of the conspiracy.
Anwar, the government-appointed prosecutor says, also attacked the trial judge, which was serious contempt of court by the opposition leader.
"Despite this, the trial judge remains patient."
9.25am: Shafee says according to Anwar, it is a conspiracy of highest level from the PM to the humble investigating officer and even linking it to former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Shafee says Anwar also alleged Saiful Bukhari Azlan was involved in the conspiracy along with attorney-general (AG) Abdul Gani Patail and inspector-general of police (IGP) Musa Hassan.
He further says Anwar had complained that documents were deprived from the defence and the opposition leader claimed the prosecutor was also part of the conspiracy.
9.20am: Lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah begins his submission saying that throughout the prosecution's case the entire dominant of Anwar's defence is political conspiracy to fix the opposition leader of the crime.
He says he will analyse this and will begin with Anwar's statement from the dock.
9.16am: Court called into session with Justice Arifin leading the five-member Federal Court panel.
8.55am: Lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah arrives. Court prepares to start.
8.53am: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim arrives with wife and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. On seeing Mohamad Sabu, Anwar hugs the PAS deputy president.
8.50am: The situation outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya where the trial is taking place is calm and quiet. About 100 supporters of Anwar Ibrahim are seen milling in the area.
Most of them are chatting with one another while they await news on the court hearing.
8.30am: Lead defence counsel Gopal Sri Ram enters the courtroom along with Wangsa Maju MP Dr Tan Kee Kwong, PAS Tumpat MP Kamaruddin Jaafar and former PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Also in court are former Selangor menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib and PAS deputy president, Mohamad Sabu.
Hearing is expected to kick off at 9am.
8.15am: Journalists and international observers are allowed into the courtroom.
Lawyer Zamri Idrus, who appears for Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, is seen in court with Attorney-General’s Chambers deputy head of prosecution Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria.
Defence counsel N Surendran, Eric Paulsen, Sangeet Kaur Deo and Latheefa Koya are also ready for the day's battle.
8am: The Federal Court will finally hear submissions from government-appointed prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah on why Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction for sodomy - his second in 10 years - is ‘safe’.
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