Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C-L) celeberates the court decision with his daugther Nurul Izzah (C-R) outside the court in Kuala Lumpur on January 9, 2012. Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted in a surprise end to a politically-charged sodomy trial he has called a government bid to cripple his opposition ahead of upcoming polls.