Anwar's assailant stays in jail

Sat, 16 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The Malaysian police chief who beat up
jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday lost his
appeal for a reduction in the two-month jail sentence handed down
to him for the assault.

Inspector-General of Police Abdul Rahim Noor resigned his post
after admitting assaulting Anwar while he was in custody in
September 1998. Rahim said he provoked by Anwar calling him
"father of dogs".

Photographs of Anwar looking roughed up and sporting a black
eye after the assault were carried in newspapers around the
world, fueling an international outcry over the treatment meted
out to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's rival.

Anwar was detained on the day of the assault after leading a
street demonstration to protest his dismissal from the cabinet.
The appeal judge set aside a fine of 2,000 ringgit ($526) handed
to Rahim by the Sessions Court.

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