Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C) and his wife Wan Azizah arrive at a court house in Putrajaya March 7, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS
The maximum punishment for the offence was a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping.
Anwar's lawyers said they will apply for a stay of execution of the sentence pending an appeal to the country's Federal Court.
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