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Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted of Sodomy Charges

Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted of Sodomy Charges

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Jan 09, 2012
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As thousands of supporters cheered outside the court, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was found not guilty of sodomy charges by High Court Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah, who said “the court cannot be 100 percent certain that DNA was not contaminated.”

Under Malaysia’s system of justice, the prosecution is allowed to appeal a not-guilty verdict. Pr…

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