Inter-Parliamentary Union expresses deep concern on outcome of Anwar Ibrahim's appeal
Press Statement by Gooi Hsiao Leung dated 29.1.2015
PKR welcomes the decision by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to send an international observer to the Federal Court on the 10th of February for the outcome of Anwar's final appeal against the sodomy II conviction.
IPU's decision was made at a meeting by it's Committee of Human Rights on Parliamentarians held just two days ago after reviewing Anwar Ibrahim's case.
The IPU after reviewing the facts, had noted that the sodomy charges has "been widely criticized as a bid to derail his (Anwar's) political career" and raised the following serious concerns :
1. The rushed manner in which the final hearings were conducted and organized before the Court of Appeal, the apparent ease with which the main arguments presented by the defence, in particular concerning the integrity of the DNA samples, were dismissed, and the fact that the same law, although never or rarely invoked in Malaysia, has been invoked twice against Anwar Ibrahim.
2. That N. Surendran, Anwar's lawyer, had been wrongly subjected to threats of being prosecuted for sedition in relation to the legitimate exercise of his role as legal counsel for Anwar, putting unfair pressure on his ability to effectively represent his client without fear of reprisals.
The IPU Committee in its meeting also concluded that in the light of Mr. Anwar Ibrahim's case history (sodomy I and II) and the issues in play, including the fact that, if upheld, the current conviction would eliminate him from the life of parliament for more than a decade, thus depriving the opposition of its main leader, it is critical for the IPU to closely follow the final stage in the proceedings against Mr. Anwar Ibrahim before the Federal Court.
PKR greatly appreciates the deep concerns shown by the IPU on the outcome of Anwar's case, especially on the future of the opposition in this country in the event Anwar's conviction is upheld, and IPU's decision to send an international observer to closely monitor Anwar's case.
Gooi Hsiao Leung
Member of Parliament, Alor Setar
PKR International Bureau Chief
"Inter-Parliamentary Union" melahirkan rasa kebimbangan serius terhadap keputusan rayuan Anwar Ibrahim.
Kenyataan Akhbar Gooi Hsiao Leung bertarikh 29.1.2015
PKR mengalu-alukan keputusan oleh "Inter-Parliamentary Union" (IPU) untuk menghantar pemerhati antarabangsa ke Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 10 Februari untuk keputusan rayuan terakhir Anwar terhadap sabitan liwat II.
Keputusan IPU dibuat dalam satu mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Hak Asasi Manusia Ahli-Ahli Parlimen hanya dua hari lepas selepas mengkaji kes Anwar Ibrahim.
IPU selepas mengkaji fakta-fakta, telah mencatitkan notaan bahawa tuduhan liwat ini “telah luas dikritik sebagai satu usaha untuk menjejaskan kerjaya politik" Anwar, dan membangkitkan kebimbangan serius seperti berikutnya:
1. Cara yang bergegas di mana pendengaran akhir dilaksanakan di hadapan Mahkamah Rayuan, dimana hujahan utama pihak pembelaan dengan mudahnya, khususnya terhadap integriti sampel DNA, ditolak, dan hakikat bahawa undang-undang liwat yang sama, walaupun tidak pernah atau jarang digunakan di Malaysia, telah digunakan dua kali terhadap Anwar Ibrahim.
2. Bahawa N. Surendran, peguam Anwar, telah secara salah diancam akan didakwa menghasut berhubung dengan perlaksanaan tanggungjawabnya, dalam peranan beliau sebagai peguam Anwar, dan ini telah meletakkan tekanan yang tidak adil atas keupayaannya untuk mewakili anak guamnya dengan efektif tanpa takut terhadap apa-apa tindakan balas.
Jawatankuasa IPU dalam mesyuaratnya juga membuat kesimpulan bahawa berdasarkan sejarah kes Anwar Ibrahim (kes liwat I dan II) dan isu-isu dalam permainan, termasuk fakta bahawa, jika sabitan beliau ditegakkan, sabitannya akan menghapuskan peranan beliau di parlimen lebih daripada satu dekad, dan ini akan menafikan pembangkang pemimpin utamanya – jadi adalah amat penting bagi IPU untuk rapat mengikuti peringkat akhir dalam prosiding terhadap Anwar di hadapan Mahkamah Persekutuan.
PKR amat menghargai kebimbangan yang ditunjukkan oleh IPU kepada keputusan kes Anwar, terutamanya kepada pada masa depan pembangkang di negara ini sekiranya sabitan Anwar ditegakkan, dan juga keputusan IPU untuk menghantar pemerhati antarabangsa untuk memantau dengan teliti kes Anwar.
Gooi Hsiao Leung
Ahli Parlimen, Alor Setar
Ketua Biro Antarabangsa PKR
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