Political interference may see jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's appeal against his sodomy conviction quashed tomorrow, claimed Keadilan deputy president Abdul Rahman Othman.

"Malaysians and the international community are awaiting the Court of Appeal's decision o­n the nine-year sentence against Anwar," he said in a press statement today.

"The concern of many quarters was that political interference may ensure that he remained in prison," he added.