Anwar's request to make bail refused

Anwar's request to make bail refused

MALAYSIA: Malaysia's highest court rejected a bail application on Tuesday by jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim while he appeals a sodomy conviction.

A panel of three judges refused a request to make bail, saying it was too late to start debating bail because the defense team had already begun the appeal hearing.

The judges said the bail application could be introduced at the end of the appeal arguments, which kicked off on Monday and are expected to last for several more days.

Anwar's appeal seeks to overturn a conviction in 2000 that he sodomized his wife's former driver, for which he was sentenced to nine years in prison. --DPA