KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur sessions court on Wednesday postponed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case to Sept 24 to allow the prosecution and defence time to prepare arguments on transferring the case to the High Court.The prosecution had applied for the case to be transferred to the high court. Anwar's lawyers objected to the transfer.
Earlier Wednesday, there was heavy police presence outside the Jalan Duta court complex here in anticipation of the expected crowd.
Several truckloads of FRU personnel were deployed in addition to armed uniformed policemen.
Anwar arrived at the court complex at 9.30am in a black Mazda MPV.
He was accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, daughter and lawyer Sankara Nair.
Speaking to reporters, Anwar said: "I'm not sure what will happen in court today. I hope bail would not be withheld. There is no basis for the charge in the first place so why talk about the bail?"
His lawyer Sankara said: "If the DPP wants to deny Anwar bail, they'll have to apply and we will respond. The same goes for transferring the case to another court."
Commenting on the Sept 16 deadline for the opposition to form a new government, Anwar said, "Is Sept 16 on track? Very much so. We will comment on that issue in the next one or two days. Next trip, Taipei!"
The PKR adviser was charged on Aug 7 with sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. He pleaded not guilty.
He is accused of committing the offence at Desa Damansara Condominium in Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, between 3.01pm and 4.30pm on June 26.
If convicted, he can be jailed up to 20 years and whipped for voluntarily committing unnatural sex under Section 377B of the Penal Code.
tunku : next trip PROBABLY will be sungai buloh.
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Anwar arrived at the court complex at 9.30am in a black Mazda MPV.
I tot he do not have car during the Permatang Pauh by-election and have to use his father or father-in-law merc S class?
Penundaan ke tarikh 24 September bermakna peluang untuk Anwar meneruskan sandiwara beliau dalam mengejar impian gila masih ada. Walaupun begitu, yang pastinya Anwar tetap tidak akan berjaya membentuk kerajaan baru seperti yang dikecohkan sebelum ini. Ini adalah kerana untuk menubuhkan kerajaan baru bukan semudah yang beliau sangka..dan beliau pun tahu hal itu. Namun kegooan beliau tetap kuat sehingga ramai penyokong berani mati beliau terpedaya dengan impian beliau yang sebenarnya hanya janji kosong semata-mata...
Lepas ni susah lah dia nak bagi alasan kalau apa yang dia cakap pasal peralihan kuasa tu tak jadi. Tapi orang macam Anwar ni sentiasa pandai menipu. Cakap putar dia tak boleh kira, ada je nanti alasan dia. Tungguuu..
alamak! makin banyak lah nanti drama ANwar tu. Dia dah mula cari plot dan alasan ni sekarang. Nak sedia-sedia untuk diberikan kepada media dan rakyat.
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