By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal - The Malaysian Insider
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 25 — The Federal Court has dismissed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s request to review its own Jan 29 decision barring his legal team from getting more key evidence from the prosecutors in his ongoing sodomy trial.
In a unanimous decision, the court dismissed the review application on grounds that it was not a suitable case for re-examination by another panel of judges.
Earlier, the three-men panel led by Justices Zulkifli Ahmad Makinuddin, Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Heliliah Mohd Yusof heard arguments from Anwar’s lawyer Karpal Singh (picture) and Solicitor-General II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden.
Mohd Yusof had argued that the court is not empowered to review its decision. A review can only granted if the applicant manages to prove that "there was an error in law" and only in extremely rare cases is a review granted.
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