Malaysia’s opposition leader has told the BBC that he has an alibi for “every minute” of the day when he is accused of sodomy with a former male aide.
Anwar Ibrahim was released on bail on Thursday after being held for 21 hours. He refused to give a DNA sample, saying it could be manipulated to frame him.
Mr Anwar says he is the victim of a personal vendetta, and has called the allegation “complete fabrication”.
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Semalam di Bandar Tun Razak dan malam ini di Kulim saya memperakui kenyataan sebenar bersabit isu pembentukan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor selesai PRU12 8 Mac lalu.
Saban hari saya berhubungan terus dengan pimpinan PAS khususnya Tuan Guru Ustaz Hadi dan juga pimpinan DAP. KeADILan, PAS dan DAP tidak berganjak dari ketetapan memperkukuh muafakat Pakatan Rakyat.
Justeru itu kita harus waspada dengan muslihat Umno, termasuk dakwaan Khir Toyo yang menyelar saya sebagai penghalang utama ke arah pembentukan Kerajaan Pas-Umno di Selangor.
Ternyata Umno terdesak lemas lantaran pergelutan dalaman dan kegagalan mengatasi kemelut politik dan kegawatan ekonomi. Perlu dijelaskan bahawa sehingga kini saya tidak dapat mengesan sebarang langkah atau kenyataan dari pimpinan ketiga parti induk Pakatan yang boleh ditafsirkan sebagai keretakan.
Malah dalam perbualan talipon saya pagi tadi dengan Ustaz Hadi Awang, saya singkap perundingan di antara kami dan DAP tatkala memutuskan cadangan perlantikan Tan Sri Khalid selaku MB Selangor.
Ketika itu Ustaz Hadi menalipon saya menolak desas desus dan menegaskan bahawa beliau telah pun mengirim faks mengesahkan keputusan Pas menyokong pencalonan Tan Sri Khalid.
ANWAR IBRAHIM
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysia’s opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday that he aims to return to parliament for the first time in a decade later this year if a court orders a by-election near his home town.
A high court in Kedah state will hear a challenge on August 19 asking it to invalidate the result in a seat that was won by his Keadilan party in March 8 general elections.
Anwar told AFP that if the court declares the result null and void he will contest the ensuing by-election.
Malaysiakini.com
Andrew Ong | Jul 26, 08 11:30pm
Anwar Ibrahim warmed up to the Bandar Tun Razak electorate tonight as part of his by-election ‘campaign’ in a constituency which he claims to be eyeing as a ticket to Parliament.
In a hastily arranged ceramah, the charismatic leader spoke to the nearly 2,000 strong multiracial crowd which braved the drizzle throughout the 75-minute speech at a surau compound in Taman Len Sen.
Despite the wide range of topics, his main agenda of the night was to signal his intention to contest in the area and test the waters.
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