Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim's Release Renews Confidence in Judicial Independence, notes Amnesty International

Article image “I appeal to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to make the necessary reforms”, said freed Anwar.

Amnesty International warmly welcomes today’s decision by Malaysia’s highest court to uphold the final appeals of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother, Sukma Darmawan. Both men had been convicted on charges of sodomy.

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