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Article: Malaysian Federal Court upholds Anwar's conviction for corruption
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 15, 2004
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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 ...