Anwar’s defence lacks credibility over sodomy charge, says court

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal ruled that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's statement from the dock over his sodomy charge was a mere denial, according to the written judgment made available to the media on Friday.

This was held by the panel chaired by Justice Balia Yusof Wahi in their sentencing Anwar to five years' jail for sodomising his former aide in 2008. Two other judges in the coram are Court of Appeal judges Justices Aziah Ali and Mohd Zawawi Salleh.