Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has won the first battle in his Sodomy II trial.
Today, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge S M Komathy Suppiah ruled the certificate signed by the Attorney-General requesting the case be transferred to the High Court was invalid.
This will give a fillip to Anwar’s fight against the sodomy charge which he has denied and suggested is politically-motivated.
His case will now be heard in the Kuala Lumpur Criminal Sessions Court.
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Yesterday, Judge Komathy had allowed the prosecution’s application to issue a 
Judge S.M.Komathy Suppiah rejected the preliminary objection by the prosecution which contended that it was mandatory for the Sessions Court, under Section 418A (3) of the 
She is set to deliver the decision on October 7.
The objection was a clear sign of how politics will continue to play a major part in this highly-charged trial, in which Anwar has already accused the Attorney-General and the 
At the same time we would reiterate our longstanding concerns about the integrity of the electoral process. To this date, the evidence of phantom voters and ballot box stuffing has yet to be addressed by the Election Commission. The poor handling of the use of indelible ink in the General Elections gives all Malaysians, particularly those in Permatang Pauh, reason to be concerned about the conduct of polling this month. I urge the Election Commission to take this opportunity to restore some credibility to its reputation by fulfilling its constitutional mandate to ensure that voting is fair and unbiased. 
