From AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who faces trial this month on sodomy charges, said his Pakatan Rakyat alliance would survive even if he is convicted and jailed.

Anwar has rejected the allegations levelled by a 23-year-old former aide as a conspiracy to derail his plan to topple the government.

He was found guilty of separate sodomy and corruption charges a decade ago in a case widely seen as politically motivated. In 2004 the sodomy conviction was overturned, allowing Anwar to go free after six years in jail.

“There is no question of the Pakatan Rakyat continuing, surviving. It will continue to defend the rights of the people and challenge the government, gaining strength from any conviction made against me,” Anwar told AFP.

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Permatang Pauh, 5hb Julai 2009:

12.00 – SUKANEKA DAN KENDURI KESYUKURAN – TANAH LIAT

2.00 PTG – PERASMIAN BENGKEL KECERMELANGAN AKADEMIK UNTUK PELAJAR SPM – YAYASAN AMAN – PENANTI

3.00 PTG – MAJLIS KENDURI KESYUKURAN – SURAU MENGKUANG TITI

5.00 PTG – PERJUMPAAN DENGAN PIMPINAN PERHUBONGAN NEGERI KEDAH – YAYASAN AMAN

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By Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan

The following is an excerpt of a public lecture by Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan titled Democracy, Law and Human Rights in an Era of Globalisation that was delivered on 23 June 2009 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chevening Scholarship Programme.

THE Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim prosecution is seen by many as the political persecution of the leader of the opposition. The question is, can we, as a nation, go through a second Anwar prosecution?

Lawyer Tommy Thomas had this to say in a 28 July 2008 article titled A Second Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim — Is it in the national interest?: “The starting point is the previous prosecution of Anwar for sodomy in 1998[,] which imposed incredible strains on our legal system, and made Malaysia the laughing stock in the legal world.

“It would be sufficient to remind ourselves of the conduct of the prosecution in the 1998 case, the unfair publicity given by the mass media, the denial of bail, the ‘irrelevant’ rulings by the trial judge, the conduct of the trial itself, the amendment of the charges, the shameful parading of the mattress, the expungement of ‘inconvenient’ evidence, the finding of guilty, the lengthy sentence, the appeal to the Court of Appeal, and finally the appeal to the Federal Court.”

I personally recall being utterly horrified and disgusted by the charges against Anwar the first time round. The initial charges carried wording I cannot repeat in good company. I also remember the terrible injustice done to Sukma Darmawan. And then to Dr Munawar Ahmad Anees, who to this day has not been vindicated by our courts although they have had the opportunity to do so. We must not forget these and other unfortunate people who all became innocent victims in this political war against Anwar.

The whole prosecution was a disgrace. I remember someone saying then that the trial robbed this country’s citizens, in particular our children, of their innocence, as we had a daily fare of sodomy, semen-stained mattresses and the like.

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Dari Blog Pink Turtle

Penyiasatan dan pendakwaan ke atas Anwar Ibrahim telah menimbulkan pelbagai persepsi dan spekulasi. Meskipun Anwar Ibrahim belum di dakwa secara rasmi di mahkamah, terdapat pelbagai kepincangan dalam siasatan dan dalam perjalanan kes ini. Berikut ialah 10 perkara misteri dan luar biasa yang timbul dalam kes Anwar.

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1. Laporan Pengadu enggan diserahkan

Ini merupakan satu perkara yang luar biasa. Lazimnya, apabila seseorang yang dituduh dengan sesuatu kesalahan meminta laporan polis yang dibuat oleh pengadu, ianya akan dibekalkan dalam masa seminggu ke dua minggu oleh pihak polis. Tanpa laporan pengadu, orang yang tertuduh sukar membela diri kerana apa yang didakwa pun tentulah tidak jelas. Pengalaman penulis memohon laporan polis bagi membela anak guam membuatkan penulis hairan kerana penulis pernah beberapa kali mendapat laporan pengadu pada pagi yang sama penulis memohon. Kenyataan Hamid Albar bahawa laporan enggan diberi kerana pendakwaan belum dimulakan secara rasmi tidak masuk akal kerana masyarakat maklum Anwar telah ditahan oleh polis, keterangannya telah diambil dan beliau perlu membela diri dan reputasinya. Ini meyakinkan masyarakat bahawa laporan polis belum ada dan perbincangan sedang dibuat berhubung inti laporan tersebut untuk mendapatkan tarikh dakwaan yang paling sesuai.

2. Anwar ditangkap sebelum tempoh

Adalah sesuatu yang cukup memalukan apabila pihak polis memungkiri janji dan menangkap Anwar sebelum tempoh yang diberikan tamat. Tempoh diberi sehingga pukul 2 petang tetapi Anwar ditangkap sekitar pukul 1 petang. Mungkin polis terbawa-bawa sikap Pak Lah yang kerap membuat kenyataan palsu.

3. Anwar disabitkan bersalah sebelum dibicarakan

Apabila Pak lah diminta mengulas berhubung kes Anwar, Pak Lah dengan segera berkata bahawa memanglah penjenayah akan menafikan kesalahannya. Belum pun perbicaraan bermula, Anwar sudah disabitkan sebagai pesalah oleh Pak Lah. Pada masa yang sama, apabila Pak Lah diminta mengulas berhubung dakwaan ke atas najib dan Rosmah, Pak Lah dengan segera menyatakan bahawa Pak Lah berkeyakinan penuh bahawa Najib dan Rosmah tidak bersalah. Jika Mahathir dikaitkan dengan konspirasi perlantikan hakim, pak Lah selangkah ke hadapan dengan melantik dirinya sebagai hakim tidak rasmi. (more…)

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