KL urged to allow Anwar go abroad

KL urged to allow Anwar go abroad

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): International pressure mounted on Thursday on the Malaysian government to lift its ban on jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim traveling abroad for surgery, while his lawyer said his health was steadily worsening.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union urged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government to grant the former deputy prime minister's request to be treated in Munich, Germany, for a slipped disc.

The statement comes during a visit to the United States and Britain by Anwar's wife Azizah Ismail, who leads an opposition party, to drum up support for her husband.

It also comes as Anwar's lawyer Sankara Nair said the protracted dispute about his client's treatment was making his condition worse.