By Adib Zalkapli
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s second sodomy trial has become an even playing field to influence public opinion, unlike Sodomy I when supporters of the former deputy prime minister had almost full control of online discussion on the case.
From the day of his sacking on Sept 2, 1998 by then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad until his trial, Anwar supporters relied on Laman Reformasi and Mahafiraun among other websites to present their side of the story while Umno supporters were virtually absent online.
Now both websites are no longer in operation but pro-Umno blogs more..