April 05, 2015 12:13 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:16 pm IST - KUALA LUMPUR
Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysia’s jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been granted a furlough to attend his father’s funeral, soon after he began a five-year prison sentence on sodomy charges.
Wearing a white Malay outfit, Anwar was taken to his father’s house under heavy security to pay respects to the 96-year-old, who died on Sunday morning.
Anwar will return to prison after the burial.
Anwar began his sentence on February 10 after losing a final appeal against a charge of sodomising a former aide in 2008.
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