Malaysia in CNN's Top World Story

As I was browsing through CNN's World News, I saw Malaysia in the Top World Story but the news was nothing to be proud of.

The fourth top story says "Malaysia's Anwar faces sex charge arrest".

Haiz... how many of us believe this allegation?

(CNN) -- Police in Malaysia have issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in connection with a new sodomy case, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has proof sodomy charges against him were fabricated.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has proof sodomy charges against him were fabricated.

Anwar has until 2 p.m. Wednesday to appear at a police station.

"We are troubled by the threatening tone of the letter by the police," lawyer Sankara Nair told reporters outside Anwar's residence Tuesday.

A 23-year-old male aide has accused Anwar, 60, of sodomizing him at a luxury apartment in June.

Anwar has said the allegations are meant to usurp his political gains.

A loose coalition of opposition parties -- with Anwar at the helm -- won 82 of 222 parliamentary seats in elections in March. It was the second time in the country's history that the ruling party failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution.

Sodomy, even if consensual, is punishable by 20 years in prison in the largely Muslim country.

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 at the time, but the corruption verdict was never lifted, barring him from running for political posts until this year.

A second charge of the same nature?

Hmmm... as the saying goes,
"There's no smoke without fire".
Bak kata pepatah, "Jika tiada angin masakan pokok bergoyang."

Anwar has defended his innocence in an interview with Newsweek. Look here for the writeup.

Quoting the man himself,

I also have evidence on the fabrication and suppression of evidence in my 1999 trial involving the current inspector general of police and the attorney general.

And because of that, the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has demanded an apology from the ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Click here for the news.


Haiz... one thing's for sure, I shall not vote for a leader so full of scandals and controversy to become the Prime Minister of a country I call home.