Anwar to be pardoned and out on Tuesday
FMT Reporters | May 12, 2018
Anwar was due to be released on June 8.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim will receive a full royal pardon and be released from prison on Tuesday, his daughter Nurul Izzah told Channel News Asia today. The paperwork for the release is being arranged, the Singapore-based broadcaster said.
Anwar, 70, has been recuperating in Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital after undergoing surgery. He was due to be released on June 8 after serving a five-year jail term following a sodomy conviction.
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had said yesterday that the ruling coalition would petition the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for a full pardon, and he would be released the same day the pardon was granted.
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BREAKING: @anwaribrahim to be released from prison on Tuesday, his daughter Nurul Izzah tells @ChannelNewsAsia.
5:20 PM - May 12, 2018
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