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Court dismisses Anwar's bid to strike out suit over royal pardon

Court dismisses Anwar's bid to strike out suit over royal pardon
Court dismisses Anwar's bid to strike out suit over royal pardon

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed an application to strike out a legal challenge against the royal pardon granted to Anwar Ibrahim over his sodomy case.

Judge Akhtar Tahir made the ruling on the bid by the PKR president during open court proceedings this morning.

On Feb 26, lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz filed the suit to overturn the royal pardon granted to Anwar over his sodomy case.

On June 2, Anwar filed the striking-out application.

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