Royal pardon doesn't cover Anwar's sodomy conviction, court hears

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The High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today that the Pardons Board gave the wrong advice that a royal pardon covered PKR president Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy conviction. Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla submitted this during open court proceedings before judge Akhtar Tahir this morning. Haniff is acting for lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz (photo, above) who filed a legal action on Feb 26 to set aside the royal pardon given to Anwar concerning his sodomy conviction and sentencing. Khairul Azam’s legal action targets the Pardons Board’s advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong dated May 16, 2018. On that date, Anwar was released from jail following the royal pardon concerning his sodomy case involving his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Today’s High Court hearing is in relation to an application by Anwar and co-defendant Pardons Board to strike out Khairul Azam’s legal ch…