Human Rights Watch: Politics Drive Upcoming Anwar Trial (July 15, 2009)

From Human Rights Watch(July 13, 2009)
Government Pre-Trial Maneuvers Show Political Motivations

This trial is a bald-faced attempt to permanently remove an opposition leader from Malaysian politics. The government is trying to manipulate the justice system for political purposes.

Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director

The Malaysian government should immediately drop politically motivated criminal charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, [...]

Asian Renaissance Ideas and Its Relevance

To know a politician, listen to what he says. To know a leader, read what he writes and observe what he does. A leader leads, it is that simple. To know a man, listen to his soul and the rumblings of his heart. That is more complex.

Anwar Ibrahim, whose name is inextricably linked to [...]