The prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim : the final play / Mark Trowell, QC.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trowell, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Sodomy)--Malaysia.

Trials (Sodomy).

Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--Malaysia.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses).

Judicial process--Malaysia.

Judicial process.

Sodomy laws.

Criminalization of homosexuality.

Anwar Ibrahim, 1947---Trials, litigation, etc.

Anwar Ibrahim.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On 9 January 2012, after a lengthy two-year trial, Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of charges of sodomy against his 23-year-old aide, Mohd Saiful. The acquittal was a shock not only to Anwar - who expected to go to jail - but to most international observers who were convinced he would be found guilty. This book recounts both the first sodomy episode (1998-2004) and the Sodomy II trial (2008-2012). It then takes up the story after the acquittal, describing the events that led to the Malaysian Court of Appeal overturning the ruling in March 2014 - convicting Anwar of the charge and sentencing him to

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Timeline of events; Key players in the prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim; Sodomy I (1998-2004); 01 Sodomy I: The first episode; The Sodomy II Trial (September 2008-January 2012); 02 Sodomy II: Anwar charged again; 03 The international reaction; 04 Pre-trial skirmishes and start of trial; 05 Continuing fight for disclosure during trial; 06 The affair; 07 Was it Anwar's DNA?; 08 Judge says case to answer; 09 Defence case begins; prosecution applies to reopen case; 10 Final submissions; 11 The acquittal; 12 The saga continues

The Final Play (March 2014-February 2015)13 Government wins 13th General Election; 14 Attempts to disqualify prosecutor; 15 A week of action; 16 Anwar convicted and sentenced to five years in prison; 17 Karpal convicted of sedition; 18 Failure to expunge 'homosexual' remark from record; 19 "A good lawyer dies in the saddle"; 20 Sedition crackdown to silence dissent; 21 The final appeal - Federal Court of Malaysia; 22 The final verdict - 10 February 2015; Epilogue; Interview with Anwar Ibrahim (9 July 2014); Acknowledgements; About the author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

981-4634-51-4

OCLC:

910446833