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Friday, 21-May-2004 5:35 PM 38 British MPs support Early Day Motion on Anwar Ibrahim On 10 May 2004, the day Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal against his sodomy conviction kicked off at the Federal Court in Putrajaya, nine British Members of Parliament signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) expressing their concerns over the unjust trial and the deterioration of his health. Since then, the support for this motion has swelled to 38 Members of Parliament with the addition of another 29 signatories. The 38 MPs are Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, Harry Barnes, John Barrett, Peter Bottomley, Tom Brake, Ronnie Campbell, Harry Cohen, Ann Cryer, John Cummings, Andrew Dismore, Sue Doughty, David Drew, Clive Efford, Edward Garnier, Neil Gerrard, Jane Griffiths, Win Griffiths, Mike Hancock, Paul Holmes, Lynne Jones, Nigel Jones, Terry Lewis, Elfyn Llwyd, Alice Mahon, Rob Marris, John McDonnell, Kevin McNamara, Adam Price, Chris Ruane, Jim Sheridan, Clare Short, Llew Smith, Simon Thomas, Paul Tyler, Rudi Vis, Hywel Williams and Derek Wyatt. EDM 1151 MALAYSIAN COURT OF APPEAL AND ANWAR IBRAHIM 10.05.04 38 signatures That this House registers its concern that the Malaysian Court of Appeal is about to announce its decision in the case of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, who was imprisoned for sodomy charges in 2002, the trial having been criticised by a UN special envoy for compromising the independence and impartiality of the Malaysian justice system by, amongst other things, excluding senior judges from hearing the case; notes that previous trials were deemed not to have met international standards of fairness; further notes Anwar Ibrahim's ever-deteriorating health in detention; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to impress upon the Malaysian Government the importance of a just and fair decision in Anwar Ibrahim's case, which would only serve to improve Malaysia's standing in the international context of human rights.
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