Najib: Court ruling clears gov't of baseless charges
Published: Jan 9, 2012 10:34 PM | Updated: Jan 9, 2012 10:41 PM
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today's court ruling that acquitted Anwar Ibrahim on his sodomy charge has seen the government cleared once and for all of the many baseless accusations of political interference and conspiracy against the leader of the opposition.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today's court ruling that acquitted Anwar Ibrahim on his sodomy charge has seen the government cleared once and for all of the many baseless accusations of political interference and conspiracy against the leader of the opposition.
"The verdict shows once again that despite what many have claimed, the Malaysian judiciary is an independent institution where neither politics nor politicians have any influence over the dispensation of justice," he said.
Najib said this further strengthened the clear separation of powers of each branch of the Malaysian government, with neither branch interfering with the workings of the other.
"As head of the Executive branch, I respect the decisions of the other branch of government, the Judiciary," he said in a statement issued in Putrajaya after his return today from a visit to South Africa.
The High Court acquitted and discharged Anwar, 64, on a charge of sodomising his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 26, in 2008.
Najib noted that this case was brought by a private individual and it was important that he had his accusations heard in court.
"Far from being a politically-motivated prosecution, it has been an unwelcome distraction from the serious business of running our country in the interests of the Malaysian people," he said.
- Bernama
"The verdict shows once again that despite what many have claimed, the Malaysian judiciary is an independent institution where neither politics nor politicians have any influence over the dispensation of justice," he said.
Najib said this further strengthened the clear separation of powers of each branch of the Malaysian government, with neither branch interfering with the workings of the other."As head of the Executive branch, I respect the decisions of the other branch of government, the Judiciary," he said in a statement issued in Putrajaya after his return today from a visit to South Africa.
The High Court acquitted and discharged Anwar, 64, on a charge of sodomising his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 26, in 2008.
Najib noted that this case was brought by a private individual and it was important that he had his accusations heard in court.
"Far from being a politically-motivated prosecution, it has been an unwelcome distraction from the serious business of running our country in the interests of the Malaysian people," he said.
- Bernama
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