Malaysia Politics Struggle
There has been much news coverage on the recent case of alleged sodomy by Mr Anwar Ibrahim, the ex deputy Premier of Malaysia.
My sympathies go to Mr Anwar Ibrahim. He is definitely not new to this circumstance, which draws parallel of the incident in 1999, when he was sacked by the then Premier Dr. Mahatir and jailed for corruption. A sodomy charge was also levelled against Anwar in 2000, threatening a possible jail term of nine years. It was reversed later in 2004 under the current Premier Abdullah Badawi
As victim of this fresh apparent politically motivated legal charge, it appears that Anwar is not too surprised.
While there are no tangible supporting evidence, I believe that the motivation behind this political scandal is fear, caused by the increasingly strong support for the opposition party led by Mr Anwar Ibrahim.
Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia, Politics, Scandal