Anwar denies allegations of sexual misconduct, police report lodged

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KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s president Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Dec 5) denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by a former party ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s president Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by a former party employee.In a statement, Mr Anwar said:"I strongly deny this baseless slander".

“The act committed is a plot to hurt my image, in time for the 14th Keadilan National Congress , and the power transition process of the nation’s leadership.”This came a day after Mr Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, 26, who previously worked as a PKR researcher, held a media conference during which he showed his statutory declaration dated Nov 19. The event was also broadcast on Facebook.

Mr Yusoff reportedly said that he rejected the advances and made the statutory declaration because he was worried about his safety.Mr Shukri Saad, who is Mr Anwar’s private secretary, said on Thursday:"The police report was made against Yusoff's statutory declaration. I strongly reject the declaration and will hand it over to police”.

 

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