Article: Malaysian Federal Court upholds Anwar's conviction for corruption

Malaysian Federal Court upholds Anwar's conviction for corruption

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15 (Xinhua)-- Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday failed in his bid to ask the Federal Court to review its decision to uphold his conviction and six-year jail sentence for corrupt practice.

The Federal Court three-member panel comprising Court of Appeal President Abdul Malek Ahmad and Federal Court judges Norma Yaakob and Alauddin Mohamed Sheriff unanimously upheld Anwar's conviction and sentence of six year by Kuala Lumpur High Court.

It is the second time the Federal Court upheld the High Court's decision since 2002.

Following the decision, Anwar, under Malaysian law, is ...

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