Anwar Ibrahim Wins Seat in Parliament

(26 Aug 08 - RV) Malaysia's top opposition figure won a seat in Parliament in a special election, despite sodomy accusations against him. He has long denied the charges against him, saying they are politically motivated.
Anwar Ibrahim was pitted against a governing coalition candidate in the northern industrial state of Penang. Fr. Lawrence Andrew is the editor of Malaysia’s Catholic weekly, the Herald. He says that the victory will help restore a balance to the government now dominated by an ethnic Malay party…