Swiss Embassy in Kuala Lumpur reminds Malaysian authorities of the rule of law and the right to a fair trial.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Switzerland will raise the jailing of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim at the next meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss government spokesperson said on Friday.
According to a statement by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, obtained by the Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), the Swiss Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has also reminded the Malaysian authorities that Switzerland lends importance to respect for the rule of law and the right to a fair trial.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry will also raise Anwar’s plight during the next round of bilateral political talks between Malaysia and Switzerland later this year.
Human rights issues are part of the ongoing free trade talks between Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), for which Switzerland is the lead negotiator within EFTA.
The Bruno Manser Fund, in welcoming the statement by the Swiss authorities, called on the international community to demand that Malaysia immediately release Anwar from jail.
The Federal Court, on Tuesday, upheld a Court of Appeal verdict jailing Anwar for five years on a sodomy charge. “The trial was flawed,” said BMF.
BMF also stressed that Anwar’s alleged sex partner met with then Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at Najib’s house two days before the alleged offence took place.
KUALA LUMPUR: Switzerland will raise the jailing of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim at the next meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a Swiss government spokesperson said on Friday.
According to a statement by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, obtained by the Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), the Swiss Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has also reminded the Malaysian authorities that Switzerland lends importance to respect for the rule of law and the right to a fair trial.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry will also raise Anwar’s plight during the next round of bilateral political talks between Malaysia and Switzerland later this year.
Human rights issues are part of the ongoing free trade talks between Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), for which Switzerland is the lead negotiator within EFTA.
The Bruno Manser Fund, in welcoming the statement by the Swiss authorities, called on the international community to demand that Malaysia immediately release Anwar from jail.
The Federal Court, on Tuesday, upheld a Court of Appeal verdict jailing Anwar for five years on a sodomy charge. “The trial was flawed,” said BMF.
BMF also stressed that Anwar’s alleged sex partner met with then Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and lead prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at Najib’s house two days before the alleged offence took place.
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