Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
was released Thursday morning, a day after he was arrested on sodomy
allegations.
"He was arrested yesterday as he was a suspect, and his arrest was made in
accordance with the law," Deputy Police Chief Ismail Omar said.
Ismail said Anwar was "treated fairly" during the time he was
detained at the Kuala Lumpur police station for questioning on charges that he
had sodomized a male former aide.
"Police followed every procedure (in his arrest)," Ismail was quoted
as saying by the Star daily.
Anwar left the police station accompanied by his family and aides.
A spokesman from his opposition National Justice Party said the former deputy
prime minister would be heading home, where he is due later in the day to give
a press conference, dpa reported.
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