The Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim : the Final Play.

The Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim : the Final Play.

On 9 January 2012, after a lengthy two-year trial, Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of charges of sodomy against his 23-year-old aide, Mohd Saiful. The acquittal was a shock not only to Anwar - who expected to go to jail - but to most international observers who were convinced he would be found guilty. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trowell, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish, 2015.
Subjects:
Anwar Ibrahim, > 1947- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Anwar Ibrahim, > 1947-
Trials (Sodomy) > Malaysia.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > Malaysia.
Judicial process > Malaysia.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Judicial process
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
Trials (Sodomy)
Malaysia
Trials, litigation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Timeline of events; Key players in the prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim; Sodomy I (1998-2004); 01 Sodomy I: The first episode; The Sodomy II Trial (September 2008-January 2012); 02 Sodomy II: Anwar charged again; 03 The international reaction; 04 Pre-trial skirmishes and start of trial; 05 Continuing fight for disclosure during trial; 06 The affair; 07 Was it Anwar's DNA?; 08 Judge says case to answer; 09 Defence case begins; prosecution applies to reopen case; 10 Final submissions; 11 The acquittal; 12 The saga continues.
  • The Final Play (March 2014-February 2015)13 Government wins 13th General Election; 14 Attempts to disqualify prosecutor; 15 A week of action; 16 Anwar convicted and sentenced to five years in prison; 17 Karpal convicted of sedition; 18 Failure to expunge 'homosexual' remark from record; 19 "A good lawyer dies in the saddle"; 20 Sedition crackdown to silence dissent; 21 The final appeal
  • Federal Court of Malaysia; 22 The final verdict
  • 10 February 2015; Epilogue; Interview with Anwar Ibrahim (9 July 2014); Acknowledgements; About the author.

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