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| Malaysia's Anwar released on bail | Malaysia's Anwar released on bail |
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| Malaysian police have released opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on bail after he was arrested over allegations of sodomy. | |
| His lawyers said he had left custody, but could still face charges. | |
| He spent a night in detention having been arrested by police for questioning over the allegations, on which he had been due to make a statement. | He spent a night in detention having been arrested by police for questioning over the allegations, on which he had been due to make a statement. |
| Mr Anwar urged his supporters to remain calm. He denies the allegations, saying they are politically-motivated. | Mr Anwar urged his supporters to remain calm. He denies the allegations, saying they are politically-motivated. |
| His arrest is likely to exacerbate the political tensions that have emerged since the opposition's unprecedented gains in the general election of March 2008. | His arrest is likely to exacerbate the political tensions that have emerged since the opposition's unprecedented gains in the general election of March 2008. |
| The former deputy prime minister has been in a tense stand-off with police since a former male aide accused him of sodomy two weeks ago. | The former deputy prime minister has been in a tense stand-off with police since a former male aide accused him of sodomy two weeks ago. |
| Sodomy, even between consenting adults, is a crime in Malaysia and is punishable by 20 years' imprisonment in the Muslim-majority country. | Sodomy, even between consenting adults, is a crime in Malaysia and is punishable by 20 years' imprisonment in the Muslim-majority country. |