TIMELINE: Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case

Asia Sentinel has followed Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case since it broke in 2008. See our previous stories on the case:

• July 2008: Were the Anwar Sodomy Charges Faked?

  A medical report surfaces saying the male aide who filed charges against the opposition leader wasn’t molested

• August 2008: Anwar’s Sodomy Charge Complicates Political Struggle

  Economy may suffer as political battle turns into a legal tussle over questionable rape allegations

• December 2009: Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim to Face Trial

  A judge rules the opposition leader must face trial sometime after January 25 on perversion charges

• February 2010: Show Time for Malaysia’s Anwar

  Trial gets underway in a case designed to sideline the opposition leader permanently

• March 2011: The Unfortunate Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim

  The Malaysian government should be the big loser in a trial that is a travesty

• April 2011: Malaysian Prosecutor: DNA was Anwar’s

  Samples found in former aide's anus came from Opposition Leader, court is told

• May 2011: Malaysian Judge says Anwar Must Put on a Defense

  Says the opposition leader’s accuser is “credible” and “truthful’ witness”

• August 2011: Did Malaysia’s Anwar Say too Much?

  He says accuser acknowledged readying himself for sex

• December 2011: The Dubious Trial of Anwar Ibrahim

  Two years later, the government’s case still looks manufactured

• January 2012: Judgment Day for Anwar Ibrahim

  Case could backfire on the government

• January 2012: Prosecutors Appeal Anwar Case

  The complaining witness faces some sticky questions

• March 2013: “Anwar Sodomy II Charges Cooked Up by PM’s Office”

  Father of youth who said he was raped by Malaysian opposition leader says Najib’s office was responsible

• March 2014: Anwar 'Guilty' Again in Malaysia

  Sodomy II appeal defeat could boost opposition leader’s popularity, even government supporters shocked

• March 2014: Malaysia Sodomy Case Flawed from Day One

  The charges against Anwar seemed cooked up and malicious, but government prosecutors pressed ahead anyway

• October 2014: Final Appeal for Anwar to Begin in Malaysia

  ‘Sodomy II’ trial reaches final phase in politicized high court. Anwar’s political future at stake.

• February 2015: Malaysia’s Anwar Faces Sodomy Verdict Next Week

  Could UMNO’s bitter politics spare opposition leader from prison on bogus charges?

• February 2015: Malaysia’s Anwar ‘Guilty’ Says Top Court

  Preordained sodomy verdict sullies judiciary, could derail opposition