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Malaysian court acquits opposition leader of sodomy
Kuala Lumpur - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy Monday in a verdict that took Malaysia by surprise and boosted the chances of the opposition in upcoming elections. The Kuala Lumpur High Court said it did not find enough evidence
Updated: 01/09/2012 04:27A
Iran Sentences US Man To Death For 'Spying'
The report on January 9, quoting a verdict by the Revolutionary Court judge in Tehran, says Amir Mirza Hekmati will be put to death for "cooperating with a hostile country" after the court found him "corrupt on Earth" and guilty of "Mohareb," or waging
Updated: 01/09/2012 04:23A
Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
AP National News Video More>> By NASSER KARIMI AP TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between
Updated: 01/09/2012 04:21A
Foreign attention prompted acquittal, Anwar says
A guilty verdict would have left Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has sought to cast himself as a reformer, facing "the fact that Malaysia would be equalled to Burma (Myanmar) or Zimbabwe", Anwar told AFP. A judge ruled Anwar not guilty in a stunning
Updated: 01/09/2012 04:02A
Australia applauds Anwar acquittal in Malaysia
The ruling came as a surprise to many, including Anwar, who had said Prime Minister Najib Razak had fixed the verdict to remove him as a political threat and shore up the coalition's five-decade grip on power. Rudd praised Najib, who has pledged to
Updated: 01/09/2012 04:02A
Three Blasts After Malaysian Court Acquits Anwar
Delivering the verdict, Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah said the evidence was compromised and the container supposedly holding Anwar's DNA was disputable. The court could not convict Anwar based on uncorroborated evidence in a
Updated: 01/09/2012 03:58A
Three Blasts After Malaysian Court Acquits Anwar
Delivering the verdict, Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah said the evidence was compromised and the container supposedly holding Anwar's DNA was disputable. The court could not convict Anwar based on uncorroborated evidence in a
Updated: 01/09/2012 03:58A
Malaysia's Anwar freed of charge
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia's High Court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomizing a former aide, citing unreliable DNA evidence in a verdict Monday that surprised supporters who feared he would be imprisoned to silence him.
Updated: 01/09/2012 03:32A
Anwar Ibrahim found not guilty of sodomy
Thousands of Anwar supporters, who gathered outside under heavy security, erupted into cheers and raised their fists of support in the air as news of the verdict filtered out. In his brief verdict announcement, Zabidin said he could not rely on
Updated: 01/09/2012 03:29A
Anwar ruling 'shows Malaysia courts free'
"Malaysia has an independent judiciary and this verdict proves that the government does not hold sway over judges' decisions," information minister Rais Yatim said in a statement after Anwar was cleared. A Malaysian judge pronounced Anwar not guilty
Updated: 01/09/2012 03:16A
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