Malaysia's Top Court Hears Final Appeal for Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia's top court has begun hearing the final appeal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who faces sodomy charges he says are politically motivated. The ex-deputy prime minister, who is the government's main political rival, is accused of having illicit sex in 2008 with a man who was then his aide. The 67-year-old Anwar was cleared of the charges in 2012 by a lower court that decided the DNA evidence in the trial was contaminated. But in March, an appeals court...

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