Anwar returns the final twist : the prosecution and release of Anwar Ibrahim

16 May 2018 : Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison and receives a full royal pardon from the King of Malaysia. This was an astonishing turn of events for the former Deputy Prime Minister who was serving a second prison term for sodomy, a charge that Anwar has always refuted. For Mark Trowell QC, wh...

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Main Author: Trowell, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Marshall Cavendish Editions [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • In conversation with Anwar Ibrahim (31 May 2018)
  • The final twist
  • Sodomy I : the first episode
  • Sodomy II : Anwar charged again
  • The international reaction
  • Pre-trial skirmishes and start of trial
  • Continuing fight for disclosure during trial
  • The affair
  • Was it Anwar's DNA?
  • Judge says case to answer
  • Defence case begins; prosecution applies to reopen case
  • Final submission
  • The acquittal: 9 January 2012
  • The sage continues
  • Government wins 13th general election
  • Attempts to disqualify prosecutor
  • A week of action
  • Anwar convicted and sentenced to five years in prison
  • Karpal convicted of sedition
  • Failure to expunge "homosexual" remark from record
  • "A good lawyer dies in the saddle"
  • Sedition crackdown to silence dissent
  • The final appeal: Federal Court of Malaysia
  • The final verdict: 10 February 2015
  • Interview with Anwar Ibrahim (9 July 2014)