Anwar says he is not a traitor

Anwar says he is not a traitor

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim on Friday said he was not a traitor for threatening to expose secrets documents allegedly showing government corruption.

"The real traitors are those who are cruel and exploit the country's wealth for their personal gain, family and cronies," he said in a police report against Premier Mahathir Mohamad and Attorney-General Mohtar Abdullah for obstructing the legal process.

This is Anwar's fourth police report in which he revealed details of corruption allegedly committed by a former chief minister who is a member of Mahathir's ruling United Malays National Organization.

Anwar, the country's most prominent political dissident, said these were the documents the members of the ruling elite were worried about.