Anwars bail hearing adjourned to next Tuesday
Jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's
bail
application pending the disposal of his sodomy appeal was adjourned to next Tuesday as one of his senior counsel is in hospital.
The Court of Appeal adjourned the application to July 22 after lead counsel Christopher Fernando said colleague Karpal Singh (photo) was admitted to a hospital in Penang last night for kidney problems.
He told the court that the applicant's case would be disturbed if it proceeded without the presence of the lawyer, who was in the midst of submitting.
"We are asking for a short adjournment as his (Karpal's) condition is not very serious. We were assured that he will be fighting fit again next week," said Fernando.
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