Dr M calls for &#8216;prisoner of conscience&#8217; Anwar&#8217;s immediate release

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/341935

Anwar’s family files judicial review for physical contact in prison visits

Geraldine Tong

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The family of jailed former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has filed an application for judicial review to allow physical contact between the family and him during prison visits.

They have named Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and two others as the respondents.

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Free Malaysia Today

Anwar goes to Court on being deprived ‘physical contact’

Ho Kit Yen

May 18, 2016

Anwar wants to quash the order made by the director of Sungai Buloh Prison on March 14 in rejecting him having physical contact with family members.

KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed Opposition Chief Anwar Ibrahim challenged, on Wednesday, the Prisons Department and the government’s decision to deprive him of physical contact with family members.

Anwar, his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, four daughters and four grandchildren are seeking to quash the order made by the director of Sungai Buloh Prison on March 14 in rejecting him having physical contact with family members.

They also want an order compelling the prison director to allow Anwar physical contact with family members throughout his imprisonment.

Their lawyer, Latheefa Koya, said the judicial review was filed at the High Court registry at 11am, with Anwar and his family naming the director of Sungai Buloh Prison, the commissioner-general of prison and Home Minister as respondents.

“He sent a letter to the Sungai Buloh director on March 2 to ask for human contact during family visits. It was rejected in a letter on March 14,” she said.

In Anwar’s affidavit, he complained that during visits by his family, he was separated from them by a glass panel. “This (glass panel) stops me from having physical contact with my family,” he said. “We can only speak through a phone.”

Anwar described the denial of human contact as cruel. “This caused suffering and pain for me and my family,” he complained. The experience traumatized him, he added.

Anwar disclosed that his grandsons, Sulaimaan Mohamad Khairul and Yahya Mohamad Khairul, refused to come close to the prison phone or wave or greet him through the glass partition.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/18/anwar-goes-to-court-on-being-deprived-physical-contact/

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‏@NST_Online

Anwar launches legal bid to be allowed physical contact with family http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/05/146347/anwar-launches-legal-bid-be-allowed-physical-contact-family …

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10 May 2016

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DAP Taiping ‏@DapTaiping 9h9 hours ago

Dato Seri Anwar dikejar ke hospital kerana tekanan darah tinggi. Bersama kita berdoa. @n_izzah @ngehkooham @mbnizar

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‏@fmtoday

Anwar rushed to hospital from jail

FMT Reporters

May 9, 2016

Anwar Ibrahim has unstable high blood pressure, says lawyer Sivarasa Rasiah.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Opposition de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has been rushed to hospital due to high blood pressure, according to his lawyer, Sivarasa Rasiah.

“Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been rushed to the hospital due to unstable high blood pressure,” wrote Sivarasa in a Facebook post tonight.

“Let us pray for him.”

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/05/09/anwar-rushed-to-hospital-from-jail/

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Wednesday, 20 May 2015 will be Anwar Ibrahim’s 100th Day in prison.

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TODAY @TODAYonline ·

.@anwaribrahim’s family, supporters to gather outside prison to mark his 100th day behind bars http://tdy.sg/1L6ljGq

May 15, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR — Anwar Ibrahim’s family and supporters will gather next Wednesday (May 20) outside Sungai Buloh Prison in a show of solidarity with the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader jailed for sodomy, his daughter Ms Nurul Nuha Anwar said today (May 15).

Ms Nurul Nuha said the planned gathering outside it to mark Anwar’s 100th day behind bars.

“We call everyone to join us on that day in unison to protest against this unjust incarceration,” she told reporters here after attending a court hearing where Anwar was present.

The gathering will be held from 8pm to 11pm, she said.

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‏@RaymondVadivel

The prison department vehicles outside Anwar Ibrahim‘s late father’s house.Heavy security as Anwar pays last respects

… MUHΔMMΔDΔRSYΔD® ‏@DaysraArsyad 47m47 minutes ago

Anwar semasa dlm tahanan – 3 April 2001: Ibunya Yan & 5 April 2015: Bapanya Ibrahim A.Rahman pula meninggal dunia 😦 “

… yCatIsManja2015 ‏@camancher2012 5m5 minutes ago

DSAI solat jemaah di rumah bapanya.. “@KEADILAN: Solat Zohor di rumah arwah Dato’ Ibrahim, ayahanda @anwaribrahim “

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‏@amie_0807

“@mediarakyatnet: Our Deepest Condolences to DS @anwaribrahim & Family @drwanazizah @n_izzah ”alfatihah

… HAZIQ ASYRAF JR ‏@Haziq_Escobar 7m7 minutes ago

SOLAT Zuhur dan solat jenazah kepada ayahanda DS @anwaribrahim sebelum dikebumikan selepas ini Al fatihah

Mohamed Azmin Ali, Dr Wan Azizah Ismail and Astro AWANI

… Eko W ‏@ekowahyuanto 54m54 minutes ago

Al-fatihah buat arwah Dato’ Ibrahim b Abd Rahman, ayahanda @anwaribrahim yg meninggal dunia awal pagi tadi. @n_izzah

… Nyi Dasimah ‏@nyidasimah 5m5 minutes ago

* Anwar Ibrahim Kehilangan Ayah, Saat Meringkuk Dalam Penjara http://dlvr.it/9FvpTx

… Star

Sunday April 5, 2015 MYT 1:37:50 PM

PKR thanks Zahid Hamidi for allowing Anwar to attend dad’s funeral

by t. avineshwaran

KAJANG: PKR thanked Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the Prisons Department for allowing Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to pay his last respects to his father who passed away today morning.

“It is the right thing to do. Both his parents passed away when he was in prison and the prisons department allowed him to visit them,” said the party’s secretary-general Rafizi Ramli.

Anwar who was escorted by prison guards, arrived at his father’s residence here at around 10.40am.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/05/PKR-thanks-Zahid-for-funrral/

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TODAY @TODAYonline ·

UPDATE: @anwaribrahim given special dispensation to bid final farewell to his father who died http://tdy.sg/1DLxx60

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Ibrahim’s remains will be brought home to Country Heights, Kajang today to be buried at the Sg Ramal cemetery this evening at zohor. Anwar is due to arrive before noon. Malaysiakini 9:00AM Apr 5, 2015

By Susan Loone

Anwar Ibrahim to attend father’s funeral today

The father of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim passed away in the early hours of the morning, according to PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Wan Azizah when contacted by Malaysiakini confirmed that Anwar will be allowed to attend his father’s funeral in Kajang today.

“The home minister has given permission, but we are not sure what time he would be allowed to come out,” she said. “The lawyers are working out the details,” she added.

Wan Azizah said she is cutting short her trip in Penang and on the way home to Kajang now to make preparations for the funeral. She said she was told about her father-in-law Ibrahim Abdul Rahman’s passing at about2am this morning, after he died at about1.45am at Serdang Hospital.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/294298

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Star

Sunday April 5, 2015 MYT 9:47:49 AM

Anwar Ibrahim’s father passes away

PETALING JAYA: The father of Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim passed away at 1.45am on Sunday, said Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. In a Facebook post, Dr Wan Azizah said that the remains of her father-in-law Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman will be brought to Lot 459, Pinggir Pelangi Pagi, Country Heights, Kajang.

According to the PKR president, he is expected to be buried at Sg Ramal Muslim cemetery after Zohor prayers.

She said that when Anwar’s mother died, he was also in prison.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/05/Anwar-Ibrahim-father-dies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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In prison, Anwar reacquaints with the Bard: Allowed three books at a time, his first preferences are the Quran… http://bit.ly/1F1bjut

COMMENT A reform-questing politician striving against great odds must allow the worst of what he has to face pass through his soul, as if he is grinding sausage. With Anwar Ibrahim, now in his third spell of incarceration in a near 50-year political career, the buffer against the shrivelling effects of the grind is reading. … For an inkling of the entelechy that drives his life, Anwar’s aides reveal that the next book from his home library he has requested is Robert Blake’s acclaimed 1966 biography of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), the outsider who became prime minister of Britain. Disraeli, a writer who aspired – and successfully made – the transition to the activism of the political arena, is owner of that luminous phrase, “the top of the greasy pole.” That was how he described his arrival at the post of PM of Britain. Anwar’s climb up the “greasy pole” in his own country has stalled, now that he is in the Sungai Buloh Prison. But, it is not certain that this halt is terminal. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/289800?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter —-

‏@fahmi_fadzil

.@anwaribrahim turns ard to smile at the public gallery

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‏@AbdMalekHussin

Anwar Ibrahim is out of prison today. In KL High Court for a defamation case against Foreign Minister Anifah Aman.

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‏@bernamadotcom

Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the KL High Court room to give evidence in the trial of a defamation suit filed by him against Foreign Minister. …

.@anwaribrahim,family go into separate room.This is first time they’re seeing him outside jail since he was convicted of sodomy a week ago …

Amir Musa Official ‏@amirjpm 2m2 minutes ago

.@anwaribrahim greets friends and family, shakes hands of supporters who clamor to see him, asks one lawyer, “are you feeling better?”

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DS Anwar Ibrahim tiba di Mahkamah Tinggi KL bagi beri keterangan dalam perbicaraan kes saman fitnah terhadap Menteri Luar @AnwarIbrahim2

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11:59AM Feb 16, 2015

Malaysiakini

No Internet for Anwar, assures Prisons Dept

The Prisons Department has taken to Twitter to assure the public that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will not enjoy any Internet facilities in Sungai Buloh prison. This comes after Anwar’s Facebook and Twitter accounts continue to be updated despite the opposition leader being imprisoned since last Tuesday. “There are no Internet facilities for Anwar Ibrahim in jail. Anyone can operate his Facebook or Twitter from outside,” it said in a posting on the social media platform. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/289418?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter — 4TH NIGHT OF VIGIL FOR ANWAR: 14 February 2015 Prince of goReng ‏@rahimikarim 54m54 minutes ago

Patutnya buatlah kat Sg Buloh tu, kesian kat @anwaribrahim sorg2 dlm sel

… HAZIQ ASYRAF JR ‏@Haziq_Escobar 1h1 hour ago

Nurul Hana iaitu anak bongsu DS @anwaribrahim buat kemunculan perta di depan Penjara Sg.Buloh #March2Freedom

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‏@cynthia_gabriel

Vigil at sg buloh.. @anwaribrahim

— Raja Bomoh Halau Hantu Raya Cuba Bunuh Anwar Ibrahim Di Sungai Buloh http://youtu.be/0FjCiSGcZA8 — Malay Mail Online

Through same glass partition, Anwar’s family sees shades of 1998 during first prison visit

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal Published: February 13, 2015 06:36 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Forty-five minutes was all the time that was given to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s family today when they visited him for the first time since he began his prison sentence on Tuesday. They were separated by a glass wall, unable to hold, touch or even hug Anwar, who already looked gaunt and thinner, just three days into his five-year term. For his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, the short visit reignited painful memories of 1998, when family members were similarly not allowed physical contact with Anwar. “It is too much of a déjà vu. One that we would not want to wish on anyone,” she told Malay Mail Online moments after they left the Sungai Buloh prison. “We are relieved to see him, but I cannot stress how it pains (us) to find ourselves back in the same glass meeting room of 1999 to 2004. Fate sometimes has a cruel twist, but we trust in God’s wisdom and remain proud to be Anwar’s children,” she added. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/through-same-glass-partition-anwars-family-sees-shades-of-1998-during-first —

TODAY @TODAYonline ·

#AnwarIbrahim‘s family spent 45mins with him today, say he is in ‘high spirits’ http://tdy.sg/1vIc9gr

Anwar Ibrahim (centre) arriving at the Federal Court with his family and supporters yesterday. His conviction almost certainly eliminates any hope he has of becoming prime minister. Photo: The Malaysian Insider

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Published: 10:27 PM, February 13, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR — Separated by a glass wall, Anwar Ibrahim’s family had 45 minutes with him today when they visited Anwar for the first time since he began his prison sentence on Tuesday (Feb 10). “We are relieved to see him, but I cannot stress how it pains (us) to find ourselves back in the same glass meeting room of 1999 to 2004,” said his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar. “It is…déjà vu. One that we would not want to wish on anyone,” she told Malay Mail Online after they left the Sungai Buloh prison. All six of Anwar’s children, his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and his grandchildren went to see him.

When asked about his physical and mental condition, Ms Nurul Izzah said her father appeared to be in “high spirits” but had already begun losing weight as he has been fasting — something he also did during his imprisonment for his first sodomy case. The PKR vice-president added that even behind bars, her father “remains committed to the struggle” of Pakatan Rakyat (PR). http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/anwars-family-given-45-minutes-him — NIGHT VIGILS QUESTION: HOW LONG CAN THEY KEEP THIS UP? — 3RD NIGHT OF VIGIL FOR ANWAR: 13 February 2015 che’GuBard SAMM ‏@chegubard 52s52 seconds ago

Azmin xbagi 1hari pun Anwar xdipenjara..dia pernah cakap nak runtuh tembok penjara.. tp ni nak masuk 4 hari senyap je

… MAN ‏@CikMinahSayang 1h1 hour ago

“Di Penjara Sg Buloh mlm ini, Solidariti ” Padan kemain traffic jam sg buloh tadi

— abdl Malak ‏@heyyyMal 7m7 minutes ago

@nizamriadzi RT @romliejohn: Raja Bomoh kembali. Kini dikesan di Penjara Sg Buloh

… Mr Malaysia ‏@Amierul_SZ 20m20 minutes ago

“@hafizshasim: Apahal la pulak Raja Bomoh depan Penjara Sg Buloh ni… ” HE’S BACK!

… LONG ‏@along_mdnor 59m59 minutes ago

Knape tu? Menurun ke? RT @KayroolAmikie: Dia buat dah… Lokasi : Depan Penjara Sg Buloh

— 2ND NIGHT OF VIGIL FOR ANWAR: 12 February 2015 Nadya ‏@ChempaAura 18m18 minutes ago

@rafiziramli @drwanazizah @n_izzah Tremendous support to set anwar free. Solidarity Vigil at Penjara Sungai Buloh.

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‏@ChempaAura

@rafiziramli FREE ANWAR. Vigil Night 2 outside Penjara Sungai Buloh happening now.

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‏@rajan_2009

We Are at penjara Sg Buloh now. Vigil for Anwar 2

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‏@rajan_2009

We Are at penjara Sg Buloh now. Vigil for Anwar

… Malaysia News ‏@Malaysia_Latest 28m28 minutes ago

xavierjayakumar: Outside Sg Buloh prison “fahmi_fadzil: .xavierjayakumar sdg berucap “

… Fahmi Fadzil ‏@fahmi_fadzil 1h1 hour ago

Malam ini, di Sg Buloh. Solidariti buat @anwaribrahim. #BebasAnwar #KitaLawan

… AMK Malaysia ‏@AMKMalaysia 1h1 hour ago

Jom beramai2 solidariti di Penjara Sg Buloh jam 9malam ini. #BebasAnwar #KitaLawan

— Arif Kartono ‏@ArifKartono 5h5 hours ago

Candle vigil infront of penjara Sg.buloh #anwaribrahim

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‏@ChempaAura

Mixed emotions outside Penjara Sg Buloh during the Solidarity Vigil. God pls give us strength. @n_izzah @drwanazizah

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‏@AsianWebTV

#CNA: Vigil for Anwar http://ow.ly/2UxraX

Video: Vigil for Anwar http://youtu.be/se6iGkrPRNM — azizah632003 ‏@azizah632003 10m10 minutes ago

Depan Penjara Sg Buloh

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‏@khairulazizi75

Perhimpunan aman di depan penjara sg buloh

— nicholaslaw ‏@yikyang 4m4 minutes ago

YB @rafiziramli speaking at solidarity for @anwaribrahim at Penjara Sg. Buloh

— AMK Malaysia ‏@AMKMalaysia 14s14 seconds ago

Penjara Sg Buloh: Naib Ketua AMK Malaysia @RadzlanJ #BebasAnwar

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‏@ChempaAura

Solidarity Vigil for @anwaribrahim outside Penjara Sg Buloh. @rafiziramli @malaysiakini

— zeming ‏@szeming87 11m11 minutes ago

“@AMKMalaysia: Penjara Sg Buloh #BebasAnwar “

— hannah ‏@fyoonna 47m47 minutes ago

“@TKLetchumy: Phmpunan nyalaan lilin utk @anwaribrahim telah dmulakn di Penjara Sg Buloh @501Awani ”DA KENAPA

— Muhammad HafizRayyan ‏@HafizRayyan 12m12 minutes ago

#News; Semakin ramai yg hadir di hadapan penjara Sg Buloh. Chants of “Bebas Anwar” & “Hidup Rakyat”. #BebasAnwar

— amer_azli ‏@AmerMohdAzli 15m15 minutes ago Rawang, Selangor

March 2 freedom. At Penjara Sg Buloh.

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‏@nichocheng

Heavy police and prison security presence outside Sg Buloh prison, as 250 #anwar supporters hold candlelight vigil —

Galeri Anwar Ibrahim ‏@AnwarGaleria 54m54 minutes ago

Di Penjara Sg Buloh sekarang. Solidariti untuk Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. #BebasAnwar

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‏@ganabatirau1

Solidarity for DS Anwar Ibrahim, candle light vigil outside Sungai Buluh Prison

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‏@nichocheng

About 200 people gathered outside Sg Buloh prison for #Anwar candlelight vigil @staronline

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Anwar supporters hold vigil outside Sungai Buloh prison

Wednesday February 11, 2015 MYT 9:25:00 PM

Anwar supporters hold vigil outside Sungai Buloh prison

by nicholas cheng

SUNGAI BULOH: Supporters holding lit candles converged outside the Sungai Buloh prison in a show of protest against the Federal Court’s decision to convict Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. A band of prison officers in riot gear greeted the almost 150 supporters who gathered on Jalan Harapan, outside the prison complex, on Wednesday night. PKR vice-president Tian Chua said Pakatan Rakyat would continue to hold candlelight vigils every night to demand for Anwar’s release.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/11/Supporters-Sg-Buloh-prison/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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15 minutes till scheduled candlelight vigil for @anwaribrahim outside Sg Buloh prison but still looks quiet here

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Malay Mail Online @themmailonline ·

Call off @anwaribrahim vigil, cops have better things to do, IGP @KBAB51 tells #PKR http://bit.ly/1vEkRft

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar urged PKR today to call off its plan to hold nightly vigils outside the Sungai Buloh prison, telling party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail that the police have more important matters to attend to than to keep watch over her husband’s supporters. According to an Astro Awani report, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) said he will instruct his officers to negotiate a cancellation with PKR, which has rallied all Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters to kick off the first of the vigils at 8.30pm tonight. “When they gather, the police have to allocate resources for monitoring. If the gathering goes on, we will have to use a lot of resources to ensure things stay peaceful. “The police have much more important things to do than take care of Wan Azizah and her people outside the jail. I hope she will think rationally in this matter,” the IGP was quoted saying. Khalid also pointed out that Dr Wan Azizah had not applied for a permit to hold the gathering. “An assembly must be held in a suitable place. In this case, the gathering will not only obstruct traffic but the work of the Prisons Department’s staff as well. “For a permit to be approved, the venue must give their permission, based on the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012,” he reportedly told Astro Awani. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/call-off-anwar-vigil-cops-have-better-things-to-do-igp-tells-pkr — Malaysiakini 12:50PM Feb 11, 2015

By Hafiz Yatim

Anwar will be ‘out’ on Tuesday

Despite being slapped with a five-year’ jail sentence for sodomy, PKR de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is expected to make a public appearance at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Tuesday, exactly a week after yesterday’s controversial verdict. This was confirmed by his lawyer J Leela to Malaysiakini today. Anwar will be brought back to testify in his RM100 million defamation suit against Foreign Minister Anifah Aman. Besides Leela, Anwar’s other counsel for the case will be Razlan Hadri Zulkifli. Anwar has been asked to give his testimony again following a claim by Anifah in his defence that he (Anifah) was offered RM100 million to persuade several BN federal lawmakers from Sabah to crossover to the opposition Pakatan Rakyat in the much-hyped Sept 16, 2008 saga. The jailed opposition leader will be questioned specifically on this allegation alone before the case is closed for submissions as decided during court proceedings last month. Ironically, the person representing Anifah is Anwar’s nemesis who appeared at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court, senior lawyer Muhammd Shafee Abdullah who represented the Attorney-General in the Sodomy II trial. … The PKR de facto leader filed the defamation suit against Anifah on May 27, 2009, following Anifah’s press conference in Washington with then US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. He alleged Anwar attempted to buy over several MPs and had offered him the deputy prime minister’s post. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/288938 —

Nightly prison vigils for Anwar start tomorrow

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, “We encourage the public to take part in the solidarity vigil outside the prison starting tomorrow.” …

Nightly prison vigils for Anwar start tomorrow @anwaribrahim #AnwarVerdict @drwanazizah http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/288904

10:31PM Feb 10, 2015

By Kamles Kumar

Nightly prison vigils for Anwar start tomorrow

PKR is eschewing its trademark mega rallies and will instead hold nightly solidarity vigils outside Sungai Buloh prison where PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is detained for sodomy. … “(We will be there for) as long as people want to do it,” Anwar’s wife and party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. “We encourage the public to take part in the solidarity vigil outside the prison starting tomorrow,” she told a press conference at the PKR headquarters. In a deja vu of Anwar’s first sodomy conviction in 2009, the couple’s daughter Nurul Nuha will announce details of a ‘March to Freedom’ tomorrow. Their eldest Nurul Izzah, now Lembah Pantai MP, campaigned hard for her father’s freedom despite being only a teenager when Anwar first went to jail. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/288904 — Retweeted 397 times

‏@n_izzah

“Allah is my witness. I will fight on for freedom and justice and I will never surrender!” @anwaribrahim

— On 10 February 2015, Anwar Ibrahim went to prison. Again. For how long? SODOMY2 – Federal Court affirms 5-year jail for Anwar Ibrahim 1.57PM: Justice Arifin says the five-year jail sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal will not be enhanced. http://live.malaysiakini.com/mobile/ —

‏@hannahyeoh

Remember @anwaribrahim in your prayers tonight

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‏@farhanzulkefly

Kak Wan hantar pakaian dan bekalan ubat untuk Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This makes me cry.

— Malaysiakini 8:42PM Feb 10, 2015

By RK Anand

‘Hope’ cannot be jailed in Jalan Harapan

COMMENT His critics call him a false messiah and a charlatan but his supporters herald him as the hope of this nation. So it is ironic that the road which leads to the Sungai Buloh prison is called Jalan Harapan. Once again, the fortified prison gates opened this evening to ‘welcome’ its most famous inmate, one that has rattled the powers-that-be for a decade-and-a-half. In the past, Anwar Ibrahim spent five years languishing behind its walls from which he continued to pose a threat to the ruling elite. It was here that the idea for PKR was conceived. So while concrete and steel could contain his physical existence, they however failed to incarcerate his spirit and mind. Imprisoning him would not halt the momentum which he triggered following his sacking in 1998. He dismissal from the government made the biggest crack in the fortress called BN, and he demolished the myth that the ruling coalition was indestructible. As his lead counsel Gopal Sri Ram argued, this man made immense contributions to the democratisation of this nation. … For his diehard supporters, the candle of hope lit by Anwar cannot be extinguished even if he is put behind bars. On the contrary, his current sentence could prove to be catastrophic for BN given the widespread perception that the judges were executing the bidding of their political masters. .. Anwar is synonymous with the word tenacious, a fact that even his opponents admit to, albeit while gritting their teeth. Many an opportunity had arose for him to flee this predicament and seek asylum abroad. But he chose to remain on Malaysian soil. Such is the nature of the man, who since his days as a student leader, has been a fighter right down to the bone. … And so for those who believe that the sun has set on the opposition leader, they might still be in for a surprise. In or out of a cage, a tiger is still a tiger. To quote Anwar’s scathing speech from the dock this afternoon: “I have fought most of my life […] My struggle will continue, wherever I am sent and whatever is done to me.” http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/288899 —

Wan Azizah: This is my husband’s sacrifice

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/288853

This is a sacrifice for the future, says @drwanazizah http://bit.ly/1M8CAR2

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has described her husband Anwar Ibrahim’s imprisonment as a “sacrifice for the future of the country”. Speaking to reporters after the Federal Court upheld his conviction and five-year prison sentence this afternoon, she said the family now hopes to find strength “in the people”.

“What Anwar says is to be strong, this is a sacrifice for the future of this country,” she stressed. “Anwar said that you can imprison him, but he will go with his head held high. “We have to bear through this, we have tears,” she added.

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Malaysian Insider

I will never surrender – Anwar Ibrahim

Published: 10 February 2015 2:52 PM

I maintain my innocence of this foul charge – this incident never happened.This is a complete fabrication, coming from a political conspiracy to stop my political career.You have not given proper consideration to the case presented by my counsel from day one – that this incident never happened at all. I can go on and on but I see from your statement today that it will be fruitless. It appears I have been condemned again as I was in the court of appeal. Only here we went through a facade of an eight-day hearing.It is not a coincidence how the Prime Minister’s Office was able to release a full written statement of your decision barely minutes after you handed your judgment today, even before sentencing.In bowing to the dictates of the political masters, you have become partners in crime for the murder of judicial independence and integrity. You have sold your souls to the devil, bartering your conscience for material gain and comfort and security of office.You had the best opportunity to redeem yourselves – to right the wrongs of the past and put the judiciary on a clean slate and carve your names for posterity as true defenders of justice.But instead you chose to remain on the dark side and drown your morals and your scruples in a sea of falsehood and subterfuge. Know you not that you are now wallowing in filth and foulness and the stench of your injustice will permeate through every nook and cranny of this so-called Palace of Justice and I do pity you all.Yes, you have passed judgement on me – and I will, again for the third time, walk into prison but rest assured my head will be held high. The light shines on me.But the shame is on you for you will be judged by history as the great cowards of humanity. Sitting on that high horse of judicial power, you have stooped so low to become the underlings of the political masters.Students of law and professors of jurisprudence will scrutinise your judgments and as they dissect your reasoning and your decision, your credibility and integrity will be torn to tatters.And you will be exposed as the fraudsters who don the robe of judicial power only to pervert the course of justice.Do not forget that, as all of us will have to, you too will have to answer to your Maker. You will have to answer why you turned your backs on the principles that you had so solemnly sworn to uphold.People who come into your court have to bow their heads and address you as “My Lords” but don’t you know that you too will have to answer to your Lord one day?By then you will need more than bowing and prostration to justify why you wilfully transgressed Allah’s command as ordained in Surah an-Nisa, verse 58:Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.Going to jail, I consider this a sacrifice I make for the people of this country.I have fought most of my life on behalf of the people of this country – it is for the people I am willing to go to jail or face any other consequence.My struggle will continue wherever I am sent and whatever is done to me.To my friends and fellow Malaysians let me thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support you have given me. And Allah as my witness, I pledge I will not be silenced, I will fight for freedom and justice and I will never surrender! – February 10, 2015.*Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is de facto PKR chief. This statement was made after the Federal Court convicted him of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. He faces five years’ jail.* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/i-will-never-surrender-anwar-ibrahim —

Harian Metro @hmetromy ·

#KeputusanDSAI Dtk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tiba di Penjara Sg Buloh, 3.49 ptg ini http://hmtro.com/1A8gE5r Pix Bernama/NSTP

Harian Metro @hmetromy ·

#keputusanDSAI Kenderaan bawa Dtk Seri Anwar Ibrahim masuk ke dlm kawasan Penjara Sungai Buloh Pix Zulfadhli Zulkifli

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‏@usembassykl

U.S. Embassy Statement on the Conviction of @anwaribrahim: http://go.usa.gov/3qKTx #DSAI

U.S. Embassy Statement on the Conviction of Anwar Ibrahim

February 10, 2015

The United States is deeply disappointed and concerned by the rejection of Anwar Ibrahim’s final appeal and his conviction. The United States has followed the trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim closely. The decision to prosecute Mr. Anwar, and his trial, have raised serious concerns regarding the rule of law and the independence of the courts. The United States and Malaysia have a strong partnership, and in the context of this relationship, we have regularly raised our serious concerns regarding the Anwar case with Malaysian officials and emphasized that fairness, transparency, and the rule of law are essential to promote confidence in Malaysia’s judicial system and democracy.

http://malaysia.usembassy.gov/pr_emb_statement_anwar-021015.html —

The New Paper @thenewpaper ·

Anwar Ibrahim tells family and supporters after the judgment: “See you in some years” shttp://ow.ly/IN2KK

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Channel NewsAsia retweeted

Sumisha Naidu @sumishanaidu ·

So much security at Sg Buloh prison. I ask if this is standard, cop just smiles and shrugs #AnwarVerdict

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‏@ChannelNewsAsia

.@anwaribrahim arrives at Sungai Buloh prison to serve 5-year sentence – @sumishanaidu reports http://cna.asia/1De75Ro

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Channel NewsAsia retweeted

The Sungai Buloh Prison where authorities are awaiting @anwaribrahim‘s arrival #AnwarVerdict

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Apex court rejects Dr Hoogland’s evidence http://bit.ly/1z3wpoe #sodomy2 #anwaribrahim

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Judges walk out as Anwar accuses them of ‘murder’

1.35PM: Following his request, Anwar is allowed to address the court. He says that he will accept the decision and remain patient. “I maintain my innocence and that it is a political conspiracy to stop me,” he adds. Anwar also refers to the PMO statement, which was issued before sentencing. 1.38PM: The judges chose to leave the bench when Anwar raised the issue of political conspiracy, and criticised them for “bowing to their political masters”. “You could have carved your names. But in bowing to the dictates of your political masters, you have become partners in the murder of the judiciary. You chose to remain on the dark side,” he adds, prompting Justice Arifin to tell him to stop. When Anwar refused, the judges left. However, the opposition leader continues speaking in a loud tone, vowing that he will continue to fight for justice and freedom. “I will not surrender.” http://live.malaysiakini.com/mobile/ —

‏@TheRakyatPost

Live updates: “I will never surrender,” said Anwar in his final riposte to the panel of Justices from the dock…. http://fb.me/4m1daeNlo …

‏@staronline

Anwar to public gallery: “To my friends, fellow Malaysians, I thank you for your support.” #AnwarVerdict …

@anwaribrahim: “In bowing to the political powers, you have effectively murdered the judiciary. You chose to remain on the dark side.”

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#AnwarSodomy2: Anwar reiterates- “I will not be silenced, I will continue to fight.”

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#AnwarSodomy2: “Allahuakbar” shouts the courtroom. Anwar delivers his speech. Now waiting for judges to come back. —

Malaysian Gov’t releases statement after @anwaribrahim is found guilty of #sodomy2 http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt

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— mediarakyat ‏@mediarakyatnet 7s8 seconds ago

12.53PM: Anwar tells his grandchildren to concentrate on their studies, while an ashen-faced Wan Azizah says the family must remain strong.

Penyokong2 @anwaribrahim Di Istana Kehakiman Putrajaya @fahmi_fadzil @tianchua @n_izzah @rafiziramli @niknazmi

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‏@dyanasmd

“@carboncopy: Water canon and FRU arrived. #BebasAnwar “

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1.18PM: Some 1,000 Anwar supporters have now gathered at the back entrance, chanting ‘Reformasi’ and ‘Hidup Anwar’

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#AnwarSodomy2: Some of the Pro-Anwar supporters are angered by the verdict, though most remained calm.

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#AnwarSodomy2: Behind the Federal Court, Pro-Anwar supporters chanting “Bebas Bebas Nebas Anwar”.

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‏@TODAYonline

More than 1,000 #Anwar supporters march in hopes of seeing him for final time #anwarverdict http://tdy.sg/1DzsTre

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@tianchua blocked by police as he attempts to enter the court http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt

… Reaksi Penyokong-Penyokong Di Putrajaya

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‏@theSundaily

Anwar’s supporters march from shaded area to entrance while shouting “Reformasi” #AnwarVerdict

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‏@PhilipGolingai

Sodomy II: Rafizi denies sending SMS calling for crowd violence http://fw.to/W5nYAeb

PETALING JAYA: PKR has denied ordering the supporters to break through the barricade erected in front of the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, where the verdict on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy charges was being delivered. Its secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said his mobile phone was hacked and blamed Umno for the fake SMS. “Phone saya dihack kononnya ada SMS dihantar dr no saya ajak rakyat merempoh. Kalau dpt delete itu mainan Umno. Skrg line jam call bertalu2,” he tweeted. (My phone has been hacked, saying that an SMS coming from me instructing the people to ram (the barricade). If you get it, please delete it. That is Umno’s game. Calls are coming in droves, jamming the line). http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/10/Anwar-verdict-Rafizi-denies-SMS/ …

— Harian Metro ‏@hmetromy 49s49 seconds ago

#AnwarSodomy2: Wan Azizah tells her father, who is present today, to be “strong”.

#KeputusanDSAI Peguam Datuk Gopal Sri Ram mendapatkan arahan lanjut dari DSAI sebelum mengemukakan rayuan hukuman

Translated from Malay by Bing

#KeputusanDSAI Lawyer Datuk Gopal Sri Ram get further instruction from DSAI prior to appeal sentence

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The Rocket added 3 new photos.

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Outside the Palace of Justice, supporters of Anwar are seen crying and visibly agitated at the guilty verdict. The court takes an hour recess before hearing the prosecution’s cross appeal to increase the sentence. Will Anwar get more than five years jail time? One thing is certain, the 67-year-old will lose his parliamentary seat and the post of Opposition Leader. …

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LIVE: Police getting ready as the court adjourned before sentencing. #sodomy2 #malaysiakini http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt

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The Rakyat Post’s Photos · The Rakyat Post’s Page

The Rakyat Post

BREAKING NEWS: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s plan to overturn his sodomy 2 conviction in the nation’s highest court failed after the Federal Court ruled that the Permatang Pauh MP was found guilty of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan today …

… Gan Pei Nei ‏@ganpeinei 1m1 minute ago

#BREAKING @anwaribrahim found guilty. Defence seeks short adjournment before sentencing http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt

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The Star @staronline ·

Federal Court proceedings are on stand-down until 1pm #AnwarVerdict

The Star @staronline ·

Anwar has been found guilty by the Federal Court #AnwarVerdict

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Malaysiakini: LIVE: Judgment Day: Anwar’s Sodomy II verdict live from Putrajaya

Malaysiakini LIVE: http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt —

Channel NewsAsia @ChannelNewsAsia ·

RT @melgoh: More than 1,000 #Anwar supporters gather near palace of justice, anxious over #AnwarVerdict

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‏@bedlamfury

Media waiting, for coverage of Anwar Ibrahim‘s trial outcome. #Malaysia RT @hamzahhamid:

… MiLo SuaM ‏@milosuam 1m1 minute ago

Bacaan Yassin di Mahkamah Persekutuan memohon doa untuk pembebasan DS @anwaribrahim #RakyatHakimNegara

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‏@dapmalaysia

DAP leaders support @anwaribrahim. May justice prevail, must cont fight 4 justice, clean governance, accountability.

Doakan keadilan ditegakkan @anwaribrahim #RakyatHakimNegara

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1. Agendadaily News ‏@AgendaDaily 7m7 minutes ago Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya
  
  Sekitar Hari Keputusan rayuan kes liwat Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

… BERNAMA Radio24 ‏@bernamaradio24 1m1 minute ago Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory, Malaysia

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tiba di mahkamah dan masuk kamar pada pukul 9 pagi

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‏@NST_Online

“I have gone through this before. I pray for the best,” says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim #anwarverdict #AnwarIbrahim

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‏@datukhensem

Tok Hadi ada? RT @malaysiakini: LIVE: http://bit.ly/1KBSbqt @anwaribrahim arrives with fellow Pakatan leaders

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‏@thomasfullerNYT

Anwar Ibrahim arriving at the Palace of Justice on Tuesday to learn his fate.

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‏@NST_Online

Anwar Ibrahim arrives at the court room accompanied by Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Nurul Izzah Anwar #anwarverdict

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Hannah Yeoh retweeted

‏@DAPRocket

8.55am: Lee Yin Chow, 64 years old, took 3 diff buses to come here, has attended every trial. #Sodomy2 #anwarverdict

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Malaysiakini added 2 new photos.

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LIVE ‪#‎AnwarIbrahim‬ ‪#‎Sodomy2‬: http://live.malaysiakini.com/ An Anwar supporter faints following an epileptic bout. His friends rush to his aid and the man appears to return to normal some 15 minutes later.

— Harian Metro ‏@hmetromy 11m11 minutes ago

#keputusanDSAI bersama keluarganya di luar kediaman untuk ke Putrajaya. Pix Mohamad Shahril Badri Saali

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