Insights & developments
Legal commentary, firm publications and selected developments from the courts.
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM100-million defamation suit brought by opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against former Home Minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar over a newspaper article was settled after the former withdrew the suit. Anwar agreed not to pursue the matter further after Syed Hamid read out a written apology before Justice Datuk Nik […]
Read insightKUALA LUMPUR: The RM100-million defamation suit brought by opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against former Home Minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar over a newspaper article was settled after the former withdrew the suit. Anwar agreed not to pursue the matter further after Syed Hamid read out a written apology before Justice Datuk Nik […]
Read insightKUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The High Court here today suggested that the RM100 million defamation suit filed by Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against former Home Minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar over a newspaper article, be settled through mediation. Judge Datuk Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad made the suggestion in his chambers after meeting […]
Read insightPETALING JAYA , MAY 21 – PKR leaders Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali are expected to be charged on Tuesday in relation to the Bersih rally on April 28. The PKR de facto leader and the PKR deputy president are expected to be charged for breaching the court order barring the public from entering Dataran Merdeka that day. The duo are […]
Read insightAnwar Ibrahim mengatakan dakwaan sodomi bermotifkan politis. Penuntut Malaysia hari Jumat (20/1) mengajukan banding atas putusan tidak bersalah terhadap pemimpin oposisi Anwar Ibrahim dalam perkara sodomi. Kantor Kejaksaan Agung Malaysia mengatakan jaksa penuntut mengajukan banding berdasarkan evaluasi bukti-bukti yang ada. “Kantor Kejaksaan Agung ingin menekankan bahwa dalam membuat segala keputusan, kejaksaan bertindak semata-mata atas dasar […]
Read insightPETALING JAYA , MAY 21 – PKR leaders Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali are expected to be charged on Tuesday in relation to the Bersih rally on April 28. The PKR de facto leader and the PKR deputy president are expected to be charged for breaching the court order barring the public from entering Dataran Merdeka that day. The duo are […]
Read insightMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of sodomy after a two-year trial. The ruling came as hundreds of Mr Anwar’s supporters waited outside the court in Kuala Lumpur. Mr Anwar, 64, has consistently denied the charges and called them a government bid to cripple his political ambitions and influence. He was jailed for […]
Read insight(CNN) — A Malaysian court on Monday ordered opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to enter his defense to sodomy charges after ruling that there was a case to answer. Anwar is being tried in the Kuala Lumpur High Court for allegedly sodomizing a former male political aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan, in June, 2008. The judge, Zabidin Mohamad […]
Read insightDefence lawyers representing Malaysia’s main opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim have made their closing arguments at his sodomy trial in Kuala Lumpur. They urged the country’s High Court to acquit Mr Anwar of all charges, claiming that the man who accused him is a “compulsive and consummate liar”. Prosecution lawyers are expected to address the court […]
Read insightThe judge hearing sodomy charges against the Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has reversed an earlier ruling to now allow key DNA evidence. Judge Zabidin Mohamed Diah had earlier barred the use of DNA taken from items used by Mr Anwar in a police cell. After a prosecution appeal, he has said it can be […]
Read insightKUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was calm and composed during his medical examination at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), the High Court heard. Forensic pathologist Dr Siew Sheue Feng and Emergency Care Specialist Dr Khairul Nizam Hassan both described Mohd Saiful as such during his medical examination on June 28, 2008. Sankara Nair, counsel for […]
Read insightKUALA LUMPUR (March 16, 2010): Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has withdrawn his appeal to recuse Justice Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah from hearing his sodomy trial. Anwar’s counsel, Karpal Singh, told reporters at the Parliament lobby today the defence had withdrawn the appeal because it did not want to unnecessarily prolong the trial as the […]
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