Posted on 05/16/2018 9:49:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian political veteran who helped build the Pakatan Harapan coalition that swept to power in elections last week, has been freed after being jailed during the tenure of the scandal-haunted deposed premier Najib Razak. The 70-year-old, who was granted a full pardon by the country's King Muhammad V. Anwar, had been serving a five year jail term -- his second prison sentence in two decades -- for a sodomy conviction he says was trumped up... "He is not a member of government, therefore his role will be in the party," Mahathir said, referring to the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition of which Anwar's Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party) is the biggest party. In an earlier press conference Anwar said his immediate plan was to go on a lecture circuit in leading universities around the world to spread the message of moderate Islam. The premier meanwhile gave an update on investigations into the 1MDB corruption scandal, which his defeated predecessor Najib Razak is allegedly linked to. Mahathir said officials are now seeking to recover funds from the government investment arm that are in Singapore, Switzerland, the United States and Luxembourg. Najib, his wife Rosmah Mansor and senior officials including the former attorney general, anti-corruption chief and treasury chief have been barred from leaving the country while investigations are ongoing.
(Excerpt) Read more at scmp.com ...
Subtitle: "From prison to the palace: reformist icon expected to take over from new Prime Minister within the next two years talks of a 'new dawn for Malaysia' following royal pardon"
Young voter: "We see him like a grandfather" | Malaysia's freed Anwar Ibrahim hails 'new dawn' after poll win
from four years ago:
“Alright, Goodnight” — Does Malaysia Want To Know What Happened To Flight MH-370?
By Sean Spoonts
03.22.2014
https://sofrep.com/34084/alright-goodnight-malaysia-want-know-happened-flight-mh-370/
RE: for a sodomy conviction he says was trumped up...
Please note, Malaysia is NOT a place for LGBT folks who want to vacation and have a good time.
From the time, all I remember are the Don Lemon "black hole" stupidity, mockery of CNN for overcoverage, idiotic repetition of the "landed in Pakistan/Afghanistan", and not one bit of this "Alright, Goodnight" topic, upon my reading of the underlying article of which, led me to look up Malaysian election and find the pardon story.
[snip] Within this Muslim majority, led by the Islamist Party UMNO, is a more moderate, free market democratic faction of Muslims called the PKR, or People's Justice Party, which forms an opposition coalition including Malaysian, other ethnic and religious minorities. Its leading politician is Anwar Ibrahim. Ibrahim was recently convicted of homosexual sodomy and sentenced to 5 years in what his supporters are calling a politically motivated prosecution. At first, Ibrahim denied he knew or recognized the name of MH 370 Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, but on March 18, he admitted that he not only knew his name, but that Capt. Shah was a relative of his son in-law and had met him several times. Cpt. Shah was also politically active and a close friend of PKR Supreme Council Member and Subang MP, R. Sivarasa. Shah's YouTube channel was set up in April 2010 and features videos related to atheism and rationalism. He also linked The God Delusion documentary with atheist Richard Dawkins. Shah subscribed to the Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason channel, as well. Shah may not have been a Muslim at all, but an atheist. [/snip]
Now *there's* some information I'll never have a use for. :^D Unless we have a roundup and expulsion and need somewhere to send 'em...
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