Anwar allowed physical contact with family, High Court told

Anwar waving to his supporters outside the court house on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been allowed to have physical contact with his family members seven times during their prison visits last year, the High Court here heard.

In submissions before Justice Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad,  Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan argued that Anwar and his family could apply to the prison authorities for such physical contact.