FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
DATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM – Appellant
Versus
PP & ANOTHER APPEAL – Respondent
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| 1. this appeal challenges the conviction for sodomy under sections 377a and 377b. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. the standard of proof in criminal cases requires robust evidence beyond mere possibilities. (Para 44 , 174) |
Introduction
[1] This is an appeal by the appellant against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 7 March 2014 which allowed the prosecution's appeal against the decision of the High Court. The appellant was convicted of the offence as charged and sentenced to a term of five years imprisonment. The prosecution cross-appealed on sentence.
[2] The charge preferred against the appellant reads:
"Bahawa kamu, pada 26 Jun 2008 antara jam 3.01 dan 4.30 petang di alamat Unit 11-5-1, Desa Damansara Condominium, No 99 Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur di dalam Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, telah dengan sengaja melakukan persetubuhan yang bertentangan dengan aturan tabii dengan Mohd Saiful Bukhari bin Azlan dengan memasukkan zakar kamu ke dalam duburnya; dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 377B Kanun Keseksaan."
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