Malaysia's Anwar quizzed over sex assault claims

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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim was Thursday (Dec 12) questioned by police over allegations he sexually assaulted a male former aide, the latest such scandal to hit the veteran politician's career.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim was on Thursday questioned by police over allegations he sexually assaulted a male former aide, the latest such scandal to hit the veteran politician's career.

The lawmaker, seen as the likely successor to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, spent almost a decade in jail after being convicted of sodomising a young male aide, allegations that supporters say were aimed at ruining his political career.Mr Anwar was released from prison and pardoned last year after his alliance stormed to a shock victory against a corruption-plagued coalition that had ruled the country since independence from Britain in 1957.

The latest allegations emerged last week - just before the start of PKR's annual congress - with Mr Yusoff claiming that Mr Anwar assaulted him and attempted to force him to have sex.

 

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