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Summary The court scheduled a preliminary hearing on July 2 to determine further trial dates.
Prosecutors have charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies with breaking various laws during a recent street rally to demand electoral fairness.The charges could distract Anwar from preparing for national elections that many speculate will be held by September.The three men were charged in a Kuala Lumpur court on Tuesday with defying a court ban against assembling at a public square last month and inciting other demonstrators to breach a police barricade.They face a maximum jail sentence of six months and fines totaling 12,000 ringgit ($3,800) if convicted. The court scheduled a preliminary hearing on July 2 to determine further trial dates.
