Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be convicted for sodomy - his second
in 10 years - based on the assessment that he is a threat to Umno's
continued rule at least until the next general election.
The leaked US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks stated that Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Umno elites may decide that the political cost of prosecuting Anwar are "acceptable" and pursue the matter aggressively inside and outside court with their overriding goal of jailing Anwar and removing him permanently from politics, according to the 2009 diplomatic note classified as confidential by Mark D Clark, the political counselor at the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Tthe cable that was sent to the US State
Department in Washington two years ago by ambassador James R Keith, said, "While
asserting that this is purely a law enforcement matter, the government
exerts political pressure as necessary, accepting reputational risks in
the process, and achieves a conviction after months of high-profile
drama in the courtroom. The
courts will hear and reject Anwar's appeals in an expedited manner,
well ahead of the next national elections in 2012 or 2013."
The leaked US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks stated that Prime Minister Najib Razak and the Umno elites may decide that the political cost of prosecuting Anwar are "acceptable" and pursue the matter aggressively inside and outside court with their overriding goal of jailing Anwar and removing him permanently from politics, according to the 2009 diplomatic note classified as confidential by Mark D Clark, the political counselor at the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Tthe cable that was sent to the US State
Department in Washington two years ago by ambassador James R Keith, said, "While
asserting that this is purely a law enforcement matter, the government
exerts political pressure as necessary, accepting reputational risks in
the process, and achieves a conviction after months of high-profile
drama in the courtroom. The
courts will hear and reject Anwar's appeals in an expedited manner,
well ahead of the next national elections in 2012 or 2013."
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