Because it was a politically motivated trial, the ultimate acquittal decision was grounded in politics, observes Tommy Thomas. The stunned disbelief of most Malaysians when Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted on 9 January 2012 is the best proof of public perception that he had hitherto not received a fair trial, with a guilty verdict a foregone [...]

We have one of the most perverted justice system in living memory, thanks to a megalomaniac that emasculate it some 20 years back. Since then, it has hobbled and ambled to the bidding of their political masters. As a system that suffers systemic corruption and structural defects, the salvation is a complete overhaul. Let's hope a new administration will give this matter due priority when the ...

JAN 19 — The stunned disbelief of most Malaysians when Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted on January 9, 2012 is the best proof of public perception that he had hitherto not received a fair trial, with a guilty verdict a foregone conclusion. A similar perception was felt by a vast majority of the 13,000 lawyers in the Malaysian Bar. Politics of the ...

The debate on whether the judiciary is indeed acting independently for acquitting Anwar Ibrahim will continue to rage on, and both sides of the political divide, especially the BN, will claim some measure of merit from it.

Financial Gazette (Harare)-THE holding of elections this year is in doubt as political parties remain worlds apart on the matter, with the facilitator in the Zimbabwe crisis -- South African President Jacob Zuma -- still insisting that any talk of polls at this juncture is counter-productive.