Anwar said that the possibility of a prison sentence as a result of the allegations could be seen as an attempt to remove him from the leadership of the opposition following his growing support and by-election victories.
Anwar sagde, at anklagerne og mulighed for en fængselsstraf som følge af påstandene er et forsøg på at undergrave hans ledende position i oppositionen, og kommer efter hans voksende støtte op til suppleringsvalgene.