
Anwars appeal: Keadilan fears political intervention
While it fears that political intervention may destroy Anwar Ibrahim's appeal chances, Keadilan says freeing the ex-deputy premier would prove to be more beneficial to the government than his continued incarceration.
In August last year, Federal Court judge Mohtar Abdullah slipped into a coma after a stroke for which he underwent two major surgeries. The former AG who led the prosecution against Anwar Ibrahim has not recovered and is to be considered "permanently ill".
At its AGM last month, the Bar Council passed a resolution on the Petaling Jaya Selatan clashes, better known as the Kampung Medan tragedy. A lawyer urges for an immediate follow-up to that.