Court sets July date for Anwars bail application
The hearing of ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's bail application, which was adjourned last month so that he could perform his duties at the akad nikah ceremony of his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah, will resume early next month.
His lawyer Sankara Nair said the Court of Appeal registry had informed him this morning that Justices Pajan Singh Gill, Richard Malanjum and Hashim Mohd Yusof will continue hearing the counsel arguments on July 14.
The court also set the same date to hear a similar application by Anwar's co-accused, Sukma Darmawan Sasmitaat Madja.
On Aug 8, 2000, High Court judge Arifin Jaka found Anwar guilty of sodomising Azizan Abu Bakar - the former driver of Anwar's wife and Keadilan president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail - and sentenced him to nine years' jail.
He also found Sukma guilty of sodomising Azizan and abetting Anwar. He jailed the Indonesian-born businessman to six years' year and four strokes of the rotan, but had allowed him bail and stay of execution pending appeal.
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