On Thursday 17 May, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the chair of the European Parliament's sub-committee on human rights Pier Antonio Panzeri hailed the pardon and release of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who heads the People’s Justice Party in Malaysia.
"Mr Anwar Ibrahim made a great personal sacrifice for his country’s democracy and he is now free to participate fully in Malaysian politics", the spokesperson for the EEAS stated in a...