Press Statement: Guilty Verdict Clouds Malaysian Judiciary
released by SUARAM 4.00pm

SUARAM expresses grade concern over the guilty verdict of former deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, and Sukma Dermawan.

The court case of these two men has been plagued from the start with inconsistency and controversy. Thus, the guilty verdict is on the one hand shocking, yet because of the perceived political power play and the assumption that political masters are involved - not unexpected.

The verdict has the unfortunate effect of further eroding of public confidence in the judiciary and its independence from the executive.

Today in the midst of the Kuala Lumpur drizzle, the heavens weep for Malaysia and its political prisoners, Anwar Ibrahim, and Sukma Dermawan.



Released by
Cynthia Gabriel
SUARAM - Director


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