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| Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim arrested | Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim arrested |
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| Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been arrested outside his home, his lawyer has said. | Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been arrested outside his home, his lawyer has said. |
| Mr Anwar was stopped by several police officers outside his home and taken to police headquarters. | |
| His lawyer said no reason was given for the arrest, which came shortly before Mr Anwar was due to give a statement to police over sodomy allegations. | His lawyer said no reason was given for the arrest, which came shortly before Mr Anwar was due to give a statement to police over sodomy allegations. |
| The former deputy prime minister denies the allegations, which he says are aimed at ending his political comeback. | The former deputy prime minister denies the allegations, which he says are aimed at ending his political comeback. |
| Armed police | |
| Mr Anwar has been in a tense stand-off with police since a former male aide accused him of sexual assault two weeks ago. | |
| The 60 year-old opposition leader was due to report to police by 2pm today to be interviewed over the allegations. | |
| But the police have decided not to wait until that deadline. Mr Anwar was stopped outside the gates of his home by armed police wearing balaclavas. | |
| He was taken to police HQ in a large convoy. | |
| His lawyer and his wife have been seen going into the building. | |
| When he was arrested on similar charges 10 years ago, his supporters staged large demonstrations. | |
| A BBC correspondent in Kuala Lumpur, Robin Brant, says it is almost certain that the same thing will happen again now. |