Anwar Ibrahim (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)Imprisoned Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was prosecuted for political reasons and he should be released, a UN body concluded.Anwar began serving a five-year jail sentence in February after the country’s top court ruled that he sodomized a former male aide in 2008. His case was widely seen as politically motivated to eliminate any threats to the ruling coalition, whose popularity has eroded in the last two elections.The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found Anwar was denied a fair trial and his jailing was politically motivated. It called for his immediate release, according to a letter …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
