PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is willing to cooperate with the police in their investigation into the alleged sodomy complaint filed against him after having received assurances of safety from several government leaders.
"He is willing to cooperate now that he has the assurance. However, he will also want to see whether they live up to their promises," PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali told reporters on Monday night.
Anwar Ibrahim released from Turkish embassy.
Dr Syed was asked if Anwar was willing to cooperate with the police, including giving his DNA if needed, to clear his name of the sodomy accusation by an aide.
The aide, 23-year-old Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, had lodged a police report that Anwar had sodomised him at a condominium in Damansara last Thursday.
Anwar Ibrahim released from the Turkish embassy speaking to the press.
Dr Syed spoke to reporters gathered outside the PKR office in Merchant Square, Jalan Tropicana here, where some 200-odd supporters had turned up at 8pm hoping to see Anwar.
However, Anwar did not show up because he was caught up in meetings with lawyers and party leaders elsewhere.
He had left the Turkish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur at about 6.45pm on Monday, about 36 hours after having sought shelter there.
He said he had received death threats after Mohd Saiful had lodged the police report on Saturday.
Anwar has denied the allegations, and on Monday morning his lawyers filed a suit against Mohd Saiful for allegedly lodging a false and malicious police report.
Anwar left the residence of the Turkish ambassador in a black sports utility vehicle together with his wife Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who had arrived about 10 minutes earlier.
His vehicle stopped just outside the gate where Anwar addressed members of the local and foreign media. He left after speaking for about 15 minutes, heading to Quality Hotel in Shah Alam.
This was a dramatic end to a slow start in the morning when only a small group of reporters had gathered in front of the Turkish Embassy and the ambassador's residence about 1km away.
The road in front of the embassy was quiet with the exception of a few Turkish nationals going in and out of the embassy, postmen passing by to send mail and children from school.
With no sign of Anwar or his supporters, press members waited patiently under the scorching sun.
The pace began to pick up at about 5pm when more reporters and police began turning up. Word had got around that Anwar was about to leave the premises.
Around 6pm, reporters started moving from the embassy in Jalan U-Thant to the ambassador's residence, a 15-minute walk away.
At 6.20pm, Anwar's lawyer Sankara Nair arrived, followed by PKR vice-president Azmin Ali at 6.30pm and Wan Azizah at 6.35pm.
When asked to comment on her husband's situation, Wan Azizah just smiled and said she wanted to meet her husband first.
"Just came from Parliament," said Wan Azizah.
About ten minutes later, Anwar came out in a black MPV with his wife.
Star Online
01/07/08
PEOPLE'S POWER
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