AUG 7 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has had a roller-coaster political career from a decade ago — sacked as deputy prime minister, jailed on corruption and sodomy charges, and then returning to the political stage.
Here is a chronology of recent events:
Sept 2, 1998: Anwar Ibrahim, then deputy to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, is sacked and slapped with sodomy and corruption charges that he said were politically motivated.
April 14, 1999: Found guilty of corruption and sentenced to six years in jail.
Aug 8, 2000: Found guilty of sodomy and sentenced to nine years in prison.
Sept 2, 2004: Released after Malaysia's highest court overturns sodomy conviction.
March 8, 2008: Leads a resurgent opposition to stunning victories in general elections, seizing five states and a third of parliamentary seats
April 14, 2008: Ban on holding public office, relating to his corruption conviction, expires.
June 28, 2008: Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, a 23-year-old male aide, lodges a police report claiming Anwar sodomised him.
July 16, 2008: Anwar arrested amid a tussle over fixing a date for police interrogation, and spends night in custody before being released.
July 31: Announces he will contest parliament by-election for the Permatang Pauh consituency in his home state of Penang, after his wife resigns the seat to make way for him.
Aug 6: Anwar says he will be charged with sodomy the following day.
Aug 6: Election Commission officials announce Aug 26 by-election date.
-TMI
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