Chants of "Reformasi" and "Lawan tetap Lawan" are common whenever Anwar Ibrahim is present.

But at the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court of Appeal today, the chants came from a child, the opposition leader's three-year-old grandson.

Upon hearing this, Anwar could not resist smiling. He then approached the boy and carried him.

Even in his grandfather's embrace, the toddler, believed to be the son of Nurul Nuha, continued to chant the slogans much to the amusement of all those present outside the courtroom.

Speaking to reporters, Anwar, who is serving a five-year prison sentence, said he has been spending a lot of time reading in his cell.

"I finished reading the Quran twice. I also read William Shakespeare and Bertrand Russell's 'A History of Western Philosophy'," he said before being escorted out by prison authorities.

This was Anwar's second appearance in court after the Federal Court upheld his sodomy conviction on Feb 10.

He seemed to be in high spirits when he met his family, including his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. He chatted with them for about 10 minutes.

The opposition leader was accompanied by about 10 Prison Department officers.

Earlier, before the start of today's proceedings, one of Anwar's lawyer had asked the prison officers, who were carrying firearms, to leave to court room, to which the judges agreed.