PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 – The sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will proceed this afternoon, his lead counsel Karpal Singh said.
He told reporters after meeting Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff here that Alauddin would set a date by this week for a review of the Federal Court's decision to strike out the appeal by Anwar to obtain certain documents from the prosecution to prepare his defence.
Anwar's legal team had yesterday morning filed the application for a review of the Jan 29 Federal Court decision.
Yesterday, High Court Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, who was informed of the review application, fixed the hearing of the trial at 2.30pm today after rejecting a bid by Anwar to stay the trial.
Anwar, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor and Permatang Pauh MP, is accused of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan at Unit 11-5-1, Kondominium Desa Damansara, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008.
He is charged under section 377B of the Penal Code which carries a maximum 20 years' jail and whipping upon conviction. – Bernama
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