Anwar will contest
Dec 17th, 2006 by Tian
Anwar holds a press confernce at the Intra Muslim Dialogue
Bernama posted this story on December 17, 2006 19:12 PM
I’ll Contest In The Next General Election, Says Anwar
PETALING JAYA, Dec 17 (Bernama) — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will contest in the next general election if it is held in 2008.
Confirming this today, the former Deputy Prime Minister said his intention to contest was his right.
“It is the right that the court tried to take away from me,” he told reporters before attending a forum entitled “An Intra Muslim Roundtable Dialogue” jointly hosted by PKR and Frederich Nauman Stiftung Foundation.
Anwar, however, did not say whether he would contest under the opposition ticket.
Anwar, who served a six-year jail term for corruption and sodomy, was released in September 2004. Anwar, for the first time last month, made known his intention to contest in the next general election.
Under the country’s laws, a person, who had served a jail term, is not allowed to be active in politics for five years after his release.
– BERNAMA
Old trick: The ruling power is still trying to confuse the people by spreading misleading information about Anwar’s struggle. Official government news agency Bernama’s report of his statement at a press conference today gave the impression that Anwar has not firmed up his position with the opposition.
However Anwar has on many occasions publically declared his commitment to KeADILan, and his intention to lead an opposition front. On the same night Anwar spoke at a public rally organized by KeADILan in Cheras. Before an audience of 10 thousands of people, he repeated the same commitment. He also appealed to people to give his agenda for change their full support.