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Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim found guilty in sodomy trial


    KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court found opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim guilty on charges of sodomy on Tuesday in a case that his supporters claim was politically motivated.

    The Federal Court's judgement upholds a ruling by the Court of Appeal in March last year, which found the 67-year-old guilty of sodomising a former political aide.

    He is expected to be sentenced later on Tuesday.

    Sodomy is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia where the offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years.

    (Reporting by Trinna Leong and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)