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Why quick COA decision, but not in Federal Court? FREE YOURSAY The answer, my friends, is who has more to lose? Anwar or Najib? Why quick COA decision, but not in Federal Court?

Will Federal Court shine in Anwar’s final appeal? COMMENT An even clearer picture has emerged of a heavily-tilted case. Will Federal Court shine in Anwar’s final appeal?

After hearing the longest criminal appeal, the Federal Court announced that it would defer delivering its judgment on Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal. Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria, who heads the five-member bench, thanked both the defence and prosecution for their submissions. "After looking …

Optimistic about the Federal Court upholding the conviction, government-appointed prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah insists on securing a heavier sentence for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking to reporters at the end of the eight-day appeal, Shafee said the defence team failed to dispute t …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Speaking to reporters at the Federal Court, government-appointed prosecutor Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the impact of the semen found in the anus at a depth of 4 centimeter in the accuser Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan is a strong evidence. Shafee explains reasoning behind why Anwar gui …

[BREAKING NEWS] The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has passed a landmark ruling in recognising the rights of transgenders who suffered from gender dysphoria where they dress and pose as women. Section 66 of the Syariah Criminal (Negri Sembilan) Enactment 1992, which penalised Muslim males posing as wo …

The gridlock in interfaith marriage court battles, including on child custody, can only be solved at state level as the syariah court and Islamic affairs come under the jurisdiction of the respective states, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom said today. Gov't p …

The Federal Court today upheld a decision that Parliament must pay MPs’ their salaries and remuneration even while they are suspended from the House. The case was brought by Puchong MP Gobind Deo Singh after he was deprived of his pay after being suspended from the Dewan Rakyat in 2009 for a year. H …

Gov't wants online info made admissible in court Zahid Hamidi says laws must be amended or news ones introduced to combat terrorism. Gov't wants online info made admissible in court

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) — Only the plastic bag containing the 12 receptacles of samples collected from Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was cut open by the investigation officer (IO) in the sodomy case involving PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and not the receptacles themselves which contai …

Elizabeth Evatt is Australia's first woman Federal Court judge and the 81-year-old legal eagle is in Malaysia to observe Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal. However, she is puzzled as to why the sodomy law seems to be mainly applied on the opposition leader. Speaking to reporters at the Palace …

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) — Hearing of PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s final appeal to overturn his conviction and five years’ jail sentence enters its fourth day today with the prosecution to start submission to counter the defence’s argument. The five-member Federa …

Court of Appeal’s decision clearly a rush job FREE YOURSAY ‘If the lower courts have erred, it should be rectified by…’ Court of Appeal’s decision clearly a rush job

The High Court in Kuala Terengganu has set Nov 23 for continuation of the RM2 million defamation trial involving PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and a former PKR election candidate. Justice Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa adjourned the case today after a witness for the plaintiff, Mohd Shamsul Mat Amin, fai …

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 (Bernama) — The final appeal of PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to set aside his five-year jail sentence for sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, begins Tuesday. A five-member panel led by Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria is now hearing submissions from …