The sodomy trial of Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has been suspended for a day following several hours of last-minute legal wrangling. The high-profile trial had been due to begin on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur high court, but quickly ground to a halt amid a row over defence lawyers' access to prosecution evidence. Instead the trial is now scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The case has placed the Malaysian judiciary under scrutiny again after Anwar's conviction for the same offence almost a decade ago was eventually overturned. If found guilty of sodomising a former aide, Anwar could be jailed for 20 years, in effect ending his political career.
The sodomy trial of Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has been suspended for a day following several hours of last-minute legal wrangling.
The high-profile trial had been due to begin on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur high court, but quickly ground to a halt amid a row over defence lawyers' access to prosecution evidence.
Instead the trial is now scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
The case has placed the Malaysian judiciary under scrutiny again after Anwar's conviction for the same offence almost a decade ago was eventually overturned.
If found guilty of sodomising a former aide, Anwar could be jailed for 20 years, in effect ending his political career.
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