Anwar tries to get judge disqualified
Monday, 8 February 2010
Day 4 of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahimâs sodomy trial was sidetracked after the defence applied for High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah to recuse himself.
Anwarâs lead counsel Karpal Singh brought up the issue as soon as the case was called at 9:58am, on the grounds that the judgeâs previous ruling in relation to the closed proceedings of the trialâs second day âbrings to surface an element of real danger of biasâ.
Anwar had filed the application to disqualify the trial judge at 9am at the High Court criminal registry.
Source: ASIA NEWS NETWORK
