Sodomy II: Judge sets Dec 6 for decision on recusal bid

The Kuala Lumpur High Court judge in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial will decide on Dec 6 on whether to recuse himself from hearing the case - the second time that Anwar is making his application to recuse Zabidin, the first was after the judge's refusal to cite contempt against Utusan Malaysia for a report the defence claimed was prejudicial to the case.

It is expected that after judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah announces his decision on the defence's recusal bid, the court will then proceed to determine when the trial will continue even though the court had initially fixed the whole week of Dec 6-10 for hearing.

DPP Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria had this morning argued in court on behalf of the prosecution that Anwar's application was “frivolous and vexatious” and lawyer Param Cumaraswamy for Anwar said the defence would respond to the prosecution in a written submission as lead counsel Karpal Singh was in the appellate court this morning for another case.