Wednesday February 10, 2010

Sodomy II: Judge sets Feb 18 to deliver decision to recuse himself

High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah on Wednesday fixed Feb 18 to deliver his decision on the defence team's application to recuse himself from the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial.

Alleged Islamic militant Amir Abdillah, centre, is escorted by plain-clothed police officers after his first trial at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Abdillah went on trial Wednesday on charges of harbouring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed seven and wounded more than 50 last year. - APpic

Amir Abdillah (pix) was in the South Jakarta District Court Wednesday on charges of violating Indonesia's anti-terror law, including concealing information and harbouring terrorists linked with the attacks on the J.W. Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta last July.

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TODAY IN PICTURES

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State to try and keep Eye in place

The state government will negotiate with Belgian-based company Fitraco NV, the owner of the Eye On Malaysia, to allow the giant ferris wheel to remain in the state.

Spinning no more: Fitraco’s lawyers inspecting the ferris wheel at Kota Laksamana last month.

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Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10 2010  3:45 pm