Anwar backs laws against gays but calls for review



Parliamentary antithesis leader Anwar Ibrahim told a Kuala Lumpur High Court that there should be laws to distinguish opposite homosexuals to strengthen a sanctification of heterosexual marriage.

Anwar, who is suingUtusan Malaysiafor defamation, said this when quizzed by Firoz Hussein, counsel for a Umno-owned newspaper.
Firoz:Should a laws of Malaysia distinguish opposite homosexuals?
Anwar:Yes.
However, Anwar combined that primitive laws opposite homosexuality should be reviewed, in sequence to strengthen trusting people from being punished.

NONEAnwar had filed a suit on January 20, claiming that a defendants had published a front-page essay that he claimeddistortedhis statements on laws opposite homosexuality done during an talk with a BBC.

He is claiming RM150 million in aggravated as well as exemplary damages as well as other relief deemed fit by a court.

Anwar is additionally seeking an claim to anathema a defendants from uttering or edition further defamatory statements opposite him.
Utusanhad carried a front-page essay titled 'Tolak Anwar - Hasan' on January 17, in that a Permatang Pauh MP as well as PKR de facto leader was chastised by sacked former Selangor PAS government official Hasan Ali.
Hasan attacked Anwar for doubt a country's anti-homosexuality laws as well as for allegedly wanting to legalize lesbian, gay, bisexual as well as transgender (LGBT) activities.
It a! dditiona lly published an additional essay on a same day, titled 'Parasit ancam PAS, Anwar mesti tolak', on page 10.
Laws open to abuse
Hasan's comments came after Anwar's talk was aired over a BBC last week, in that he called for a examination of "archaic laws" of a country.

In a interview, Anwar was reported to have said:

"We, Muslims as well as non-Muslims in all hold as well as (are) committed to await a sanctification of matrimony in between group as well as women in Malaysia.
"We, Muslims as well as non-Muslims in all hold as well as (are) committed to await a sanctification of matrimony in between group as well as women in Malaysia.

"But you should not be seen as punitive as well as cruise a primitive laws as relevant. We need to examination them. We do not promote homosexuality in public sphere as well as domain.

"We will not have apologies towards that... we consider to make use of this sort of legislation to be punitive, punishing trusting people cannot be condoned or be tolerated."
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