Anwar: Officials faked sodomy evidence
(CNN) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim came out of hiding Monday, and says he has damaging evidence that proves senior members of the government faked evidence for sodomy charges against him.
I have new evidence about the fabrication of evidence against me in 1998, Anwar told CNN Monday. I totally reject these malicious attacks.
Anwar was the heir apparent to former premier Mahathir Mohamad until 1998, when he was sacked and charged for corruption and sodomy.
The sodomy conviction was overturned, but the corruption verdict was never lifted, barring him from running for political post until this year.
In the CNN interview, Anwar rejected the sodomy charges and also said he had evidence of threats on his life that caused him to go into hiding at the Turkish embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
CNN could not immediately reach members of Malaysia’s ruling party.
