Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009. Anwar Ibrahim vowed to put up a strong defence against sodomy charges, saying it would not be easy to convict him of the offence for a second time. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009. Anwar Ibrahim vowed to put up a strong defence against sodomy charges, saying it would not be easy to convict him of the offence for a second time.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2009 file photo Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a briefing on Southeast Asia at The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. Anwar won a defamation suit Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, against a government-linked newspaper over an article that he said portrayed him as untrustworthy.

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  1. Shamsul Iskandar, youth chief of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's Keadilan party, gestures while speaking to the press during a visit to Hong Kong on October 2, 2009.
  2. Shamsul Iskandar, youth chief of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's Keadilan party, speaks to the press during a visit to Hong Kong on October 2, 2009.
  3. Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (L) and Prime Minister Najib Razak share a light moment as they have tea at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur November 17, 2009. Photo taken November 17, 2009.
  4. FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2009 file photo Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a briefing on Southeast Asia at The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. Anwar won a defamation suit Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, against a government-linked newspaper over an article that he said portrayed him as untrustworthy.

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