Malaysia steps up Anwar clampdown<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): The Malaysian authorities stepped up
\na clampdown on Tuesday on the reform movement launched by
\ndetained former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim after two days of
\nstreet clashes.<\/p>\n
Police surrounded Anwar's home where his wife, Wan Azizah Wan
\nIsmail, has taken over leadership of the reform campaign.<\/p>\n
Amid mounting international concern, riot police and other
\nforces surrounded the house in western Kuala Lumpur after setting
\nup roadblocks and dispersing hundreds of supporters.<\/p>\n
Anwar was detained on Sunday after police stormed the house
\nand has since been held under the Internal Security Act (ISA)
\nwhich allows for virtually permanent detention without trial.
\nEleven associates have been detained since under the ISA.<\/p>\n
Azizah said she would speak at no more rallies following a
\nwarning from police about unrest. The 46-year-old mother of six
\nalso faces a police investigation over a television interview in
\nwhich she expressed fears for the life of her husband.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sacked his deputy and finance
\nminister on Sept. 2, sparking a bitter political battle. Anwar
\nturned against his former mentor launching his reform campaign
\nand making calls for Mahathir to stand down at rallies of tens of
\nthousands of people.<\/p>\n
Human rights groups and opposition parties attacked Malaysian
\nauthorities on Tuesday for arresting Anwar and 11 allies under
\nthe ISA.<\/p>\n
Kuala Lumpur-based human rights group Suara Rakyat Malaysia
\n(Suaram) said the ISA was a threat to human rights and democracy.<\/p>\n
Police did not rule out further arrests in a crackdown on
\nAnwar supporters, who in a rare public protest took to streets of
\nthe capital on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n
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