Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who took refuge at the Turkish embassy amid threats and sodomy accusations, said today he will not leave until the government guarantees his safety."I need categorical assurance on my safety. You know I have previously been assaulted to near death," Anwar said, referring to a beating he received after being sacked as deputy premier and hit with sex and corruption charges in 1998.
"Sure, if they give me an assurance for my safety today I will leave the embassy today," he told AFP in a phone interview from the mission in Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar fled there on Sunday at the invitation of the ambassador, saying he had been threatened and feared a government assassination plot after facing "fabricated" accusations that he sodomised a male aide.
"There's two reasons why I decided to come to the embassy. It's not just for my personal safety, it's also for the stability of the nation," he said, referring to expectations of major protests if he is arrested.
"I urge my supporters to be calm but firm. Enough is enough, we will fight it out."
Anwar said the allegations were aimed at derailing his spectacular political comeback as the figurehead of the opposition which made unprecedented gains in March elections, and came just as he was about to re-enter parliament.
"This is their intention. You know we will announce a by-election this week. I will contest in the by-election, the police knew that," he said.
After his sacking, a watershed event in Malaysian politics, Anwar was convicted on sodomy and corruption charges which landed him in jail for six years.
He was released in 2004 when the sex charge was overturned but the corruption conviction still stands, and prevented him from holding public office until mid-April.
He is now eligible to run for parliament and one of the lawmakers in his PKR is expected to stand aside for him
tunku : all the "BULLSHIT" by anwar the moron. if you are so scared ask for police protection. the police and government will be the last people who will bring harm to you as the world is watching you moron. what nation stability you are talking here.every single day you come out with statements that are destabilizing the nation. you stay put in your house and don't get out till things settle. the police can put all their best commandos to safeguard you. but you choose to hide in the embassy because of your act???? come on moron, the by-election is a state seat(sanglang,perlis), not parliamentary seat and everyone knows that is a Pas seat.
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This is a scam that's been staged by Anwar himself. Nobody will be that stupid to charge the same person with the same charges that had undergo trial before. Political people are not that dumb to play the same old card that they had shed.
Anwar is using this to gain sympathy and more votes for the by-election.
Tunku, maybe this is a scam by anwar himself and the hiding episode at the turkish embassy is really very dramatic. he claimed that somebody wants to harm him ....I think he is going insane when hes always surrounded by his own people 24/7.
Hes one hell of a guy who likes to cook up stories to his whims and fancies.Bollywood would certainly hire this character.Anwar we are not buying yr story. I dont know about his fanatics.
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