KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim goes to the High Court on Tuesday to seek a stay of his second sodomy trial even as prosecutors ready themselves to start the trial on the same day.
Whether the much-delayed and much-awaited trial will finally take off depends now on Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, who will first hear Anwar’s application for a stay.
In his application, filed just five days ago before the trial was due to start, Anwar said it had to be stayed pending his appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s refusal to strike out the sodomy charge against him.
The Court of Appeal has yet to set a date for to hear the appeal.
Last Dec 1, Justice Mohamad Zabidin rejected Anwar’s application and set a month beginning Jan 25 for the trial.
But the Federal Court ordered a posponement to Feb 2 pending its decision on whether to allow Anwar access to documents from the prosecution to prepare his defence. It made that decision–against Anwar–on Friday.
So, the public focus will be on Criminal High Court 3 on Level 5 of the Jalan Duta Court Complex here on Tuesday when Justice Mohamad Zabidin presides over Anwar’s bid to stay the proceedings.– Bernama
Whether the much-delayed and much-awaited trial will finally take off depends now on Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, who will first hear Anwar’s application for a stay.
In his application, filed just five days ago before the trial was due to start, Anwar said it had to be stayed pending his appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s refusal to strike out the sodomy charge against him.
The Court of Appeal has yet to set a date for to hear the appeal.
Last Dec 1, Justice Mohamad Zabidin rejected Anwar’s application and set a month beginning Jan 25 for the trial.
But the Federal Court ordered a posponement to Feb 2 pending its decision on whether to allow Anwar access to documents from the prosecution to prepare his defence. It made that decision–against Anwar–on Friday.
So, the public focus will be on Criminal High Court 3 on Level 5 of the Jalan Duta Court Complex here on Tuesday when Justice Mohamad Zabidin presides over Anwar’s bid to stay the proceedings.– Bernama
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