Anwar vows to contest by-election despite allegations
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Malaysia's opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim is vowing to contest a by-election for the parliamentary seat vacated by his wife, despite an ongoing police investigation against him for alleged sodomy.
Datuk Seri Anwar was Malaysia's deputy prime minister before he was sacked in 1998 and jailed for corruption, following what many said was an unfair trial. Speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Anwar said the latest allegation made against him by a former male aide was fabricated to stop him from toppling the ruling National Front coalition.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Clive Kessler, Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales.
