Sodomy trial faces 'historic' contradiction

comments     Hafiz Yatim     Published     Updated

For the first time, a Malaysian court is faced with a contradiction between the charge against an accused and the main witness’s testimony.

 

This has occured in the sodomy trial of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has been charged under section 377b of the Penal Code with having consensual carnal intercourse with former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

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