Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim says former aide’s sexual assault claim is ‘politics at its worst’
- Muhammed Yusoff Rawther accused the former deputy premier of attempting to force him to have sex in September last year
- Anwar said the allegations were aimed at scuttling his planned takeover of the premiership
On Wednesday, a statement issued by Anwar’s former aide, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, accused the former deputy premier of attempting to force him to have sex in September last year.
Reuters could not immediately reach Muhammed Yusoff, but he read out the allegations in a Facebook Live broadcast on Wednesday. His statement was made to a law officer, according to a copy seen by Reuters.
“I heard about this a month ago. It’s not new, attempts to try and influence and bribe or whatever, but this is politics at its worst,” Anwar said on Thursday.
“Our congress is in two days, so you should anticipate all these sorts of things.”
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In a statement issued on Thursday, Anwar said the allegations by Muhammed Yusoff were baseless and aimed at scuttling his planned takeover of the premiership.