US Politics NewsNovember 2, 2010 / 5:22 AM /10 years ago
Clinton calls for fair trial for Malaysia's Anwar
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Tuesday for Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to get a fair trial but carefully sought to avoid offending the Malaysian government.
Anwar, on trial for sodomy
in what Washington views as a politically motivated case, has denied the charge and says it is a repeat of a government conspiracy that saw him dismissed as deputy prime minister in 1998.
Clinton is in Malaysia for meetings with top officials of a country that has seen its relations with the United States improve significantly in recent years despite the disagreement over Anwar’s treatment.