Anwar to challenge judge's non-recusal, trial put off

The trial judge to Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case has today decided not to stand down from hearing the case despite allegations of bias and lying over his inaction against Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia's coverage of the trial.

He said there was no evidence that he had lied in court as accused by the defence team.

The conduct of Anwar's trial is being closely watched by the international community following demands from Australian MPs and a number of world leaders to drop the charge.