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Anwar’s Arrest Raises Tensions

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Jul 17, 2008
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Police, some wearing balaclava masks, descended on the home of Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday, arresting the opposition leader on charges of forcibly sodomizing a 23-year-old male aide. The move ratcheted up political tensions in Malaysia and sent Anwar’s supporters into the streets around the police station where he was being held.

At a time when Anwar seemed po…

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