Court defers Anwars bail hearing due to daughters wedding

comments     Arfaeza A Aziz     Published     Updated

The Court of Appeal postponed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's bail application hearing halfway during arguments after being told that he has to perform the akad nikah (wedding vows) ceremony for his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah this afternoon.

Acknowledging that it was an important event, Justices Pajan Singh Gill, Richard Malanjum and Hashim Mohd Yusof allowed his application for the postponement.

However, the court rejected Anwar's application for an interim stay for three days so that he could be with his family for the wedding celebration.

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