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Anwar's trial postponed

KUALA LUMPUR: The sex trial of jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim was postponed on Tuesday after the chief prosecutor fell sick and the defence asked for time to prepare its case.

Officials said the trial at Kuala Lumpur High Court, already one running over nine months, would resume on Friday.

Anwar, sentenced to six years in jail in April last year for corruption, is standing trial for sodomy.-Reuters