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<p>I visited Malaysia from 25-26 February and met the Malaysian Deputy Minister of
Foreign Affairs, YB Dato’ Hamzah Zainudin, as well as a number of other Malaysian
Ministers. I repeated the points made in my statement of 10 February, the day the
judgement of Anwar Ibrahim was announced, in which I made clear my concern at the
Malaysian Federal Court’s decision to uphold his conviction for sodomy. I also met
Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, Vice President of opposition party PKR,
during my visit.</p><p> </p><p>I have previously raised my concerns about the case
with the Malaysian High Commissioner, on 4 December. The Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge
(Mr Hammond), also raised this issue when he met Malaysia’s Foreign Minister on 9
December. Officials from our High Commission in Malaysia have discussed the matter
with Malaysian ministers and officials on several occasions, and officials from the
High Commission observed the trial alongside other local diplomatic missions.</p>
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