Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP
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Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim insists no timeline on taking power as he makes official return to politics

Democracy icon sworn in as lawmaker after sweeping by-election victory, wants current Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to “continue unaffected by constraints of time or pressure”

Topic |   Malaysia
Tashny SukumaranBhavan Jaipragas
Tashny Sukumaran and Bhavan Jaipragas

Updated: 11:36pm, 15 Oct, 2018

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Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP
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