Opposition official to go on trial

Opposition official to go on trial

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian opposition party official went on trial Monday for leaking secret reports of Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) investigations into two leading ruling party figures.

Mohamad Ezam Mohamad Noor is accused of possessing "classified documents pertaining to the ACA investigation" into Minister of International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz and former Malacca state chief minister Rahim Tamby Chik.

Mohamad Ezam is youth chief of the National Justice Party founded by the wife of jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and is also a former aide to Anwar.

He allegedly committed the offense last Nov. 6 at a press conference at party headquarters, during which he distributed copies of the documents to reporters. The offense is punishable by a minimum of one year's jail and a maximum of seven.