MALAYSIA: SACKED FINANCE MINISTER ANWAR IBRAHIM VOWES TO BEGIN A NATIONWIDE TOUR TO PUSH FOR POLITICAL REFORM

Record ID: 987072

  • Title: MALAYSIA: SACKED FINANCE MINISTER ANWAR IBRAHIM VOWES TO BEGIN A NATIONWIDE TOUR TO PUSH FOR POLITICAL REFORM
  • Date: 8th September 1998
  • Summary: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (SEPTEMBER 5, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV SUPPORTERS ENTERING RESIDENCE OF ANWAR IBRAHIM 0.09 2. SV/MCU ANWAR MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER LIM KIT SIANG (2 SHOTS) 0.23 3. MCU ANWAR GREETING SUPPORTERS 0.38 (RECENT - SEPTEMBER 3, 1998) (RTM - NO ACCESS MALAYSIA) 4. MCU PRIME MINISTER MAHATHIR MOHAMAD AT TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE SAYING: "AGAIN, IT WAS AGREED BY ALL THAT DR SRI ANWAR BE SACKED FROM BEING A MEMBER OF UMNO (UNITED MALAYS NATIONAL ORGANISATION)" (BAHASA SPEECH) 0.52 (SEPTEMBER 5, 1998) - (TV 3 - NO ACCESS MALAYSIA) 5. PAN OF NEWS CONFERENCE 1.00 6. MCU FEDERAL POLICE CHIEF ABDUL RAHIM NOOR SAYING: "APART FROM THE FOUR POLICE REPORTS, I REPEAT WE HAVE OTHER REASONS, OTHER EVIDENCE, THAT HE (ANWAR) TOOK STRONG AND CONISTENT INITIATIVES TO INFLUENCE THE COURSE AND SPEED OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS TO ENSURE HIS INTERESTS. THAT IS OUR STATEMENT BUT WE WILL BRING ALL THIS TO COURT, IF NECESSARY." (BAHASA SPEECH) 1.45 7. PAN OF NEWS CONFERENCE TO MCU MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI SAYING: "HE SAYS THAT THERE IS CONSPIRACY, HE HAS TO PROVE THERE IS CONSPIRACY, IF THAT IS WHAT HE WANTS TO PROVE. BUT HE IS ATTACKING THE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. OBVIOUSLY HE IS TRYING TO SOLVE IS PROBLEMS BY TAKING IT TO THE PEOPLE, BY POLITICISING AND THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO." (ENGLISH) 2.08 (SEPTEMBER 5, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 8. MCU OF ANWARVAT NEWS CONFERENCE 2.23 9. MCU ANWAR SAYING: "BUT I HAVE ALSO A DUTY TO PROTECT MY RIGHTS, I HAVE A DUTY TO DEFEND MYSELF, THE HONOUR OF MY FAMILY. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THAT PEOPLE CAN FABRICATE THESE LIES FROM EXCESSIVE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, MERELY HEARSAY FROM SOME PROSTITUTES IS GIVEN CREDENCE. THAT I VISITED PLACES THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD OF AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED, MY DEFENCE HAS NOT BEEN CALLED, I HAVE NOT BEEN QUESTIONED, AND THEY COME WITH FRONT PAGE ATTACK AND ABUSE OF MY CHARACTER. IF THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY, TELL ME WHAT IS IT?" (ENGLISH) 3.12 10. SV/MCU ANWAR WITH SUPPORTERS (2 SHOTS) 3.53 (SEPTEMBER 6, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 11. SLV SUPPORTERS HOLDING BANNER OF MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHATHIR MOHAMAD 3.59 12. CU OF MAHATHIR'S BANNER 4.03 13. SV MAHATHIR RAISING FLAGS FOR FUN RUN 4.27 14. SV TAXI DRIVERS SET OFF 4.36 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
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  • Country: Malaysia
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