PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 – The Federal Court has set a further case management on 26 August to review application Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to set aside the conviction and sentence of five years in prison for sodomy. The new date was set after the case management hearing before the Deputy Registrar, Izuddin Mohamad on Thursday.
Anwar’s lawyer, Latheefa Koya, who attended the proceedings of the case, said the case management set for the court to confirm the hearing date of the application. He said that both the defense and the prosecution may seek mutual consent hearing date but it may not be appropriate for the court. The proceedings were attended by another lawyer Anwar, N.Surendran while the prosecution was represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Izhar Nadia.
Anwar, 67, is currently serving a prison sentence of five years in the prison after the Federal Court on Feb 10 upheld the conviction and jail term for sodomizing Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 30. He is alleged to have committed the offense at Unit 11-5-1 Desa Damansara Condominium in Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, between 3.10pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008.
Anwar filed an application for review on April 30 to request the court to apply Rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules 1995 to review the decision of the Federal Court upheld the conviction and imprisonment of five years was the Court of Appeal. Subsequently, Anwar also wants the Federal Court rehear the appeal on its merits.
