Malaysia high court upholds Anwar's corruption conviction, thwarting comeback
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's highest court upheld former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim's conviction for corruption Wednesday, stopping him from returning to electoral politics until 2008, despite his recent release from prison.
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Malaysia&#39;s Federal Court Wednesday upheld the conviction for corruption of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, blocking him from politics till 2008.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Sept. 16, 2004 - Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will not give his opponents in Malaysia any excuse to put him behind bars again, but he vowed to keep campaigning for democratic reforms.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia&#39;s most charismatic dissident Anwar Ibrahim, released from jail two months ago, kicked off his political comeback Sunday, vowing to restart a campaign for democratic reforms and racial equality.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has denied that he struck a deal with rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim before Anwar was freed last week after nearly six years in jail.
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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia&#39;s former deputy prime minister, was freed after the country&#39;s highest court overturned his conviction for sodomy, in a decision that investors said heralds a more liberal political climate.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysian shares rebounded Thursday after the country&#39;s high court overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and released him from prison.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said leaders of Malaysia&#39;s ruling party unanimously agreed to stop former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim from rejoining, a day before a crucial court ruling that could clear his return to politics.
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JERUSALEM, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli High Court of Justice upheld Thursday Attorney General Menachem Mazuz&#39;s decision not to indict Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the Greek island corruption case, Haaretz website reported.
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Malaysia's highest court overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday and freed him from prison, exactly six years after his firing ignited the country's worst political crisis.
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Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/AFP) - Anwar Ibrahimâs full exoneration seems to be near. The Federal Court, Malaysiaâs highest court, agreed to review the former deputy prime ministerâs conviction on corruption
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Malaysia's highest court freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister.
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Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim failed on Wednesday in a final court bid to erase his criminal record and to immediately rejoin active politics, leaving a royal pardon as his only way back.
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Lawyers for Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, have launched a bid to clear his name. Mr Anwar was freed from jail on Thursday, after a conviction for sodomy was quashed by a Malaysian court.
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Malaysian former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has failed in his final legal attempt to clear his name on corruption charges, which will prevent him from returning to active politics immediately.
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Malaysia&#39;s Federal Court upheld a corruption conviction against Anwar Ibrahim, a move which prevents the former deputy prime minister from making an immediate return to politics.
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Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the attorney general's decision to clear Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a corruption case, Israel Radio reported.