The Committee,
Recognises Anwar Ibrahim as a
Malaysian statesman, Leader of the Opposition in
Parliament and a
prominent moderate Muslim leader who has dedicated his political life
to defend democracy,
uphold the rule of law and sought social justice for all.
Recalls that Anwar Ibrahim was
finance minister and deputy prime minister of Malaysia
when he was dismissed
from government in 1998. Upon his dismissal, Anwar was
arrested, beaten and
jailed for six years on politically motivated and trumped up charges.
Recalls that Anwar Ibrahim led
the opposition coalition to an unprecedented electoral
success in Malaysia’s
general elections in 2013, winning 51% of the popular vote.
Recalls that Anwar Ibrahim’s
unjust imprisonment on 10 February 2015 based on
politically motivated
charges has been widely condemned internationally, and Amnesty
International has
adopted Anwar Ibrahim as a prisoner of conscience.
Believes that the conviction and
imprisonment of Anwar Ibrahim was the outcome of an
ongoing political
conspiracy to end Anwar Ibrahim’s political life and to deprive the
opposition of its
parliamentary leader in Malaysia.
Resolves to call on the
international community to pressure the government of Malaysia
to uphold the rule of
law, and to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms of its
citizens.
Demands the government of
Malaysia to immediately and unconditionally release Anwar
Ibrahim from prison.
Signatories,
The Honorable Dr.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Former President of The Republic of
Indonesia
The Honorable Abdullah Gül, Former
President of the Republic of Turkey
The Honorable Albert
Gore, Former Vice President of The United States of America,
Nobel Laureate
The Honorable Mayor Joseph Ejercito
Estrada, Former President of the Philippines
The Honorable James
Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of The United Kingdom
Sheikh Rashid
al-Ghannushi,
Intellectual leader of the Ennahdah Movement Tunisia
(Ex Premiers Global Call
to Release Anwar Ibrahim)
This statement was also reported
in http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/308029
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