*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: [beritamalaysia] Opposition calls for Anwar to be granted bail Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:09:42 +0800 From: "Y.W.Loke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Berita Malaysia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: "BMalaysia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://news.catcha.com/cgi-bin/news/afpnews.cgi?fr=sg&rq=showIndexAndStory&c t=malaysia&s=000124102320.cv2rhmty.txt Malaysian opposition calls for Anwar to be granted bail KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (AFP) - Malaysia's ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim -- whose sodomy trial resumes Tuesday -- should be freed on bail pending his appeal against his first conviction, a senior opposition official urged Monday. Lim Kit Siang, chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), called on the government to withdraw all charges against Anwar and grant him bail pending his appeal against his conviction and jail term last April. Anwar was jailed for six years for abusing his official powers to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct. His separate sodomy trial resumes after a break of more than two months. If found guilty he could face another 20 years in jail. Lim said in a statement that Anwar's "continued persecution" would not help national reconcilation after what he called the country's dirtiest-ever general election campaign last November. Anwar, sacked by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in September 1998, says he is the victim of a top-level political conspiracy. The government denies the charge, and says the courts are independent. Anwar's supporters said last week they would press on with plans for a demonstration outside the court Tuesday despite government warnings. Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi late Sunday again warned against street demonstrations, saying authorities would be on alert and take firm action against protestors. "We cannot allow people to do as they like. If what they did is an offence then action can be taken," the state Bernama news agency quoted him as saying. Abdullah, who is also home minister, said the arrests this month of four opposition figures and the printer of an opposition newspaper were not intended as a display of strength in the absence of a vacationing Mahathir. A foreign magazine said the action was meant to show he had turned into "Mr Tough Guy" from "Mr Nice Guy". "What I did as a minister responsible for the country's internal affairs was not intended to show that I wished to become 'Mr Tough Guy' and am now capable of making decisions regarded as tough and unpopular," he said. What was important was that laws be enforced, he said. Among those arrested on charges of sedition or revealing state secrets was one of Anwar's leading lawyers, Karpal Singh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the fastest and easiest way to backup your files and, access them from anywhere. Try @backup Free for 30 days. Click here for a chance to win a digital camera. http://click.egroups.com/1/337/5/_/1812/_/948724318/ -- Create a poll/survey for your group! -- http://www.egroups.com/vote?listname=beritamalaysia&m=1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: abuhanif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>