The Autumn of Anwar

By admin-s Last updated Oct 28, 2014

Anwaristas have chosen to pull wool over our eyes by reminding us of Anwar’s black eye episode, 2013 elections, corruption etc all of which has nothing to do with Sodomy II.

The Unspoken Truth

Pulling every cable he knows and trick he can use, Anwar Ibrahim has been at his wits’ ends to lobby for support before he stands in court on October 28th, to hear the final appeal against his conviction and jail sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal earlier this year for having sodomised Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 27.

Seemingly nonchalant about his imminent twist of fate, Anwar brazenly announced his intention to defy the ban to address undergraduates in UM campus tomorrow in what could be foreshadowing of the fate that awaits him. He rose to fame as an undergraduate in his alma mater, and will take his final bow at curtain call there in the autumn of his political career.

In a last ditch effort to tug the heartstrings of supporters, Anwar posted a picture of him playing with his grandson in his Facebook account asking if he will see his grandchildren grow up.

In the same vein, Nurul Izzah released an emotional video on her YouTube page recalling her father’s trials and tribulations as dedication towards fighting for reform and appealed for solidarity for Anwar at the end.

The heart of the appeal, however, is not about Anwar’s record of accomplishments or failures. It is NOT about his grandchildren, reformasi, corruption, or whatever perceived travesty of justice as propagated by Nick Xenophon. It is about how the Court found Anwar guilty of having sodomised Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 27.

Lame attempts to galvanize support from foreign countries e.g. US have failed to trigger international support for Anwar. Instead, objections such as those from US Embassy in Malaysia have underscored the implied deep links Anwar has with those countries.

Because Anwar traipsed around the globe to garner international support for his case by criticizing the government, foreign countries have assumed it is their right to condemn Malaysia for what they perceive as ‘wrong’ when in reality, their own motherland fares worse.

Deceptively, activitists and pro-Pakatan writers have obfuscated the issue by condemning the government for not banning the Sedition Act, by disrespectfully accusing the Prime Minister of being out of the country on trips, by slamming the PM for his lack of action in the MH370 tragedy without acknowleging how the PM independently managed to broker a deal with the Ukrainian rebels in the MH 17 tragedy.

Clearly, major issues that show up Pakatan Rakyat’s weaknesses are covered up, by bringing to remembrance the promises made by the Prime Minister without giving him credit when credit is due, especially in economic development.

What many refuse to acknowledge is that Anwar’s second sodomy trial at the High Court was postponed almost 70 times. Shockingly, the postponement was granted at the request of Anwar’s defense team for various reasons, among others, to have the trial judge recuse himself from hearing his case.

When the prosecution’s appeal against his acquittal came up at the Court of Appeal, the appeal was postponed more than five times because of several applications filed by Anwar. Yet, Anwar supporters still insist they are not being treated fairly – but in whose eyes?