KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari.
A jubilant Anwar said his immediate priority now is to focus on preparing his party and the Opposition to face the coming general elections.
In his immediate response after he was acquitted of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Anwar said he was thankful that justice has been served.
“Thank God, I have been vindicated. My focus now will be at the coming elections,” he said.
Earlier, High Court Judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah took three minutes to deliver his judgment.
He said there were no collaborating evidence to support Saiful’s testimony.
However, there is no written judgment.
Anwar immediately hugged his children who were crying over the verdict.
He also shook hands with the prosecution team.
Outside the courtroom, thousands of supporters cheered when they heard the news.
A jubilant Anwar said his immediate priority now is to focus on preparing his party and the Opposition to face the coming general elections.
In his immediate response after he was acquitted of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Anwar said he was thankful that justice has been served.
“Thank God, I have been vindicated. My focus now will be at the coming elections,” he said.
Earlier, High Court Judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah took three minutes to deliver his judgment.
He said there were no collaborating evidence to support Saiful’s testimony.
However, there is no written judgment.
Anwar immediately hugged his children who were crying over the verdict.
He also shook hands with the prosecution team.
Outside the courtroom, thousands of supporters cheered when they heard the news.
