Malaysias Anwar acquitted in sodomy trial

In a stunning climax to a two year old trial,a Malaysian court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,64,of sodomy charges,and the admittedly surprised former deputy premier immediately set his sights on pushing out the long-serving ruling coalition

Written by Press Trust Of India
Kuala Lumpur | January 10, 2012 01:25 AM IST

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In a stunning climax to a two year old trial,a Malaysian court Monday acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,64,of sodomy charges,and the admittedly surprised former deputy premier immediately set his sights on pushing out the long-serving ruling coalition.

High Court Judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah took just three minutes to deliver his judgement to a packed court house finding him not guilty of sodomising 26-year-old Mohd Saiful Bukhari,his former aide.