Anwar's lawyer: AG's conduct in doubt
The Court of Appeal was told that Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail (
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) has never denied the allegation that he had attempted to obtain false evidence against ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who is appealing against a conviction for sodomy.
Lead counsel Christopher Fernando said the absence of any denial by Abdul Gani cast doubts on the latter's conduct, especially when he had been part of the prosecution team during the sodomy trial.
Anwar is appealing against High Court judge Ariffin Jaka's decision on Aug 8, 2000 which sentenced him to nine years in jail for sodomising Azizan, the former driver of Anwar's wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail .
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