Interview: Anwar Ibrahim acquitted in sodomy case

Malaysia's High Court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising a former aide, citing unreliable DNA evidence in a verdict Monday that surprised supporters who saw the case as an attempt to sideline him. Anwar said the verdict left him free to focus on trying to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling coalition in national elections that many predict will be held within months. The opposition has long maintained that the government concocted the charge to damage Anwar's chances of leading his three-party alliance to an election victory. Najib denies plotting against Anwar. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett spoke to Anwar after the verdict. Comments: can anyone tell me wat this person has contributed to our country?? just curious and im not by side of any party...ty WAWAWAYEN 5 minutes ago Najib sekadar pak turut...Che Det pengarah utamanya...hidup DSAI...hidup DSAI...hidup DSAI jeffryzain2828 10 minutes ago awesome.......!!!!!!  vellant 15 minutes ago yana penting melayu mesti bersatu yanaqistina 16 minutes ago Anwar lagi hebattttt, berpengaruh sampai masuk tv al jazeera.. tengok najib plak.. apa pun tadak.. cakapje lebih.... DSAI cool je.... aftiey 17 minutes ago Nampak sangat ini taktik najib nak gambarkan keputusan mahkamah telus dan tidak dipengaruhi oleh kerajaan. Tapi rakyat nampak jelas apa yg berlaku disepanjang tempoh perbicaan berlangsung. Terlalu banyak kepincangan dan kes ini sepatutnya digugurkan dari awal lagi. Menteri2 umno dan media mereka akan ulas isu ni 15 minit pertama berita tv1, tv2 dan tv 3 malam ni utk gambarkan mahkamah di malaysia adil. tapi hakikatnya umno akan dapat kesan yg lebih teruk klau anwar masuk penjara. hakimi824 18 minutes ago @hakimi824 btul, aku pn agak macam tu.. but diorg sbnrnya dah x der pilihan.. diorg dah desperate.. kalau x bebaskn anwar, lagi rakyat marah n x prcaya kehakiman Msia... skrg, dah bebas, tngklah mcm mana anwar akan mara... reformasi....THIS IS JUST A BEGINING...  huntniff 7 minutes ago @hakimi824 maka bermulalah episod jenakarama najib, mahyuddin dan semua menteri UMNO memberikan pelbagai ulasan, pembohongan dan tipu muslihat mengenai DSAI dan kesnya...bersedialah kita semua, 40 hari 40 malam kita akan didendangkan dgn pelbagai lagu dan dendangan sumbang mereka... jeffryzain2828 1 minute ago Syabas DSAI...be a great PM after PRU 13 soon...malaysian will always be with u... jeffryzain2828 19 minutes ago @jeffryzain2828 also turkish people:) dont forget us plz...we also really love him and support him form our deep in heart yakupow 11 minutes ago susut muka bakal PM kta ni....berjuang berjuang :D :D ripguard07 20 minutes ago He looks very tired, DSAI need rest! so he can lead and be great! phatzilla90 20 minutes ago Bersyukur kpd Allah kerana dia dibebaskan.Aikk knape najib pegi south africa??Takut jadi mcm ferdinand marcos??!! Nadhirah1995 20 minutes ago love u DSAI!!!!! lizahasliza 20 minutes ago Saya nak mengucapkan setinggi tinggi Tahniah dan Jutaan Terima Kasih kepada Mahkamah Malaysia kerana bersikap adil dan saksama dan tidak berpihak kepada mana mana pihak dlm menjatuhkan hukuman dan membuat keputusan. alglos2004 24 minutes ago @alglos2004 ye ker.. sebab anwar tak di penjarakan... tapi kalau di takdirkan anwar dijatuhkan hukuman bersalah ..apa pula kata awak.? Mahkamah Malaysia adil ker? hanie210484 20 minutes ago xpe dsai!! kt local tv news x dpt seminit pon peluang ckp..tp kt al jazeera dpt 7minit!! satu dunia tgk al jazeera!..THANX TO AL-JAZEERA kruleadee 32 minutes ago The verdict is a pleasant surprise :) killerchipmunkattack 34 minutes ago walaupon ak x brape paham ape yg dorang ckp...tapi ak rase macam nak peluk semua org yg menyokong DSAI :) ZepangBocah 47 minutes ago 2 yahudiii shahir67y 49 minutes ago gg explosivediarama 55 minutes ago Waiting for Al-Jazeera to interview Saiful Bukhari after this. What will Saiful say in his defense, I wonder? bouncytomato 1 hour ago 7 btw is it me or is this something like v for vendetta... kyle523523 1 hour ago 4 all this for a buttsex trial...errr and after that all that for an explosion because...im confused kyle523523 1 hour ago finally, he is released... hopefully he has the stamina to fight for next election... chenakm 1 hour ago Alhamdulillah..ALLAH punya kuasa.tiada siapa dapat menghalang sesuatu yg telah ditaqdirkan oleh Nya dan nantikanlah selepas ini.satu demi satu kekuasaan ALLAH yg akan membakar semangat mukmin untuk terus berjuang dimuka bumi ALLAH ini dengan penuh keadilan dan keamanan..insyaALLAH ikhwan24434 1 hour ago 3 HIDUP DSAI!!!!! 81cuki 1 hour ago terbaeeeeeeeeekkk  gnudin 1 hour ago Must change law. SODOMY IS NOT A CRIME!!! If Anwar become PM, LBGT right must be known. GAY PARADE IN KL! headsinks 1 hour ago in playlist Uploaded videos @headsinks u damn rite... sodomy is never a crime, instead it is only immoral chenakm 1 hour ago This is what supersitions do to humans: they make humans stupid IN THE FACE of reality, of enlightenment, of science, of reason. Since all religions are based on superstitions which are, in turn, based on ignorance... in very religious societies --- where you're told how to dress, where to sit, what you eat & when & where you eat it --- you never know what's going to happen to you. You simply hold your breath & "pray" the Creator watches over you, or that the powerful have a good/forgiving day! HenryDavidT 1 hour ago @HenryDavidT religions r nonsense... they r just fabricated tales... although they r good in teaching the world how to be good... but do they help much? i have not vouched one yet chenakm 1 hour ago @chenakm Religions is not nonsense. It is a guidance for the human being for the reason of living. Without religion, we are like a body without a soul. DaSadro 47 minutes ago This has been flagged as spam show MatSetia 1 hour ago TEORI RAHMAN AKAN HABIS. so after this we will use TEORI A.N.W.A.R BBcatlover 2 hours ago 2 Anwar's life journey should be filmed, based on true story. Malaysia's 7th Prime Minister. =) hilmi9685 2 hours ago how is buttseck has anything to do with politics? i think it's the opposition who's mind are filled with all these stuff Trancidonia 2 hours ago @Trancidonia is it buttseck or buttsex? chenakm 1 hour ago misi seterusnya... "TAWAN PUTRAJAYA" bulanituaku 2 hours ago 5 congrate dato seri! :) alhamdulillah. doa org teraniaya Allah tetap makbulkan :) thegreatladydz 2 hours ago 3 another najib trick to sustain the BN's winning streak in next PRU.....seriously i'm quite shock bout da news....najib's trying to show dat HIS court is clean n unbias,but we already know ur trick...we'll make sure dis will b ur worst decision...MALAYSIA will b CLEAN Yie429 2 hours ago 9 Good job new Prime Minister! sunmie 2 hours ago 3 Next PM, insha'Allah =) MrKangarooman 2 hours ago 3 dsai cam x cukup tdo!mesti pening pikir sal ari nih!rupe2nye d bebaskn,,,aku tkejut mesti rmai tkejut,,,adakah udang d sebalik mee!!! pakatanR 2 hours ago pm7 pakatanR 2 hours ago 2 Sir, yes you are now free to continue the struggle for a truly free and just society. Hidup Malaysia! jchew02 2 hours ago Thanks a lot to Al-Jazeera for this kind of interview. May Allah bless you. May Allah bless Anwar, May Allah bless us, May Allah bless Malaysia. Alhamdulillah :) akubudakbaek07 2 hours ago alhamdulillah..Allah Maha Adil..;) farahluvdonghae 2 hours ago HE'S FREE!!  sk8er9al 2 hours ago ... DS Anwar, you look so tired. You can have a good rest now .... God Bless you and all your supporters bless you.We will walk with you toward Putrajaya. jasonjsim1 2 hours ago 3 This is our leader. syahzamin 3 hours ago 3 MY HERO! XD patrick0hardstyler 3 hours ago This has been flagged as spam show KathirRaj20 3 hours ago Comment removed KathirRaj20 3 hours ago stop playing games Najib... nimiten 3 hours ago 2 terbaik.... 1958dewise 3 hours ago "look at the media.as the opposition leader.im not given even one minute airtime"..nice quate by DSAI..media malaysia ptut tuka jadi cartoon network lg baek coycoy991 3 hours ago 15 down govt down! runsngoses9 3 hours ago najib ada agenda lain..jgn kita diperbodohkan sementara waktu ni.. peminatbolaklate 3 hours ago justice have been seeve lancebigmac1 3 hours ago God Bless You and continue to lead the army of democracy to the brighter future of Malaysia! Direzza911 3 hours ago lawa tol anak dia. TheLERON69 3 hours ago Great piece of news for all justice minded Malaysians. Let's now all work with Anwar to kick this fat UMNO-BN out of power and send the corrupt criminal ministers to jail. Henrydec 3 hours ago sivaji the prime minister ccn2570 3 hours ago 4 Reformasi! Reformasi! Vercetti777 3 hours ago InsyaAllah. He's our NEXT 7th Prime Minister. May God Bless You Sir Anwar! MrSapitt 3 hours ago hidup dsai...takbir!! ehan06 3 hours ago harry fawcett tu hensem freezymoney 3 hours ago Malaysia's 7th Prime Minister! Alhamdulillah. :) ridzwanismail 3 hours ago 91 @ridzwanismail Insyaallah you mean :) kadeer 3 hours ago I heard with Harry Potter! lol! drafmd 3 hours ago 3 pm-7 :) RoxxSKulL 4 hours ago our nex PM....  DEADMAN20101991 4 hours ago 114 @DEADMAN20101991 I hope so.....greetings from germany! TheGuard1980 57 minutes ago 5