Probe takes time into Anwar injury

Probe takes time into Anwar injury

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Malaysian Attorney General's Office needs more time to study a report on injuries sustained by ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody, a report said on Sunday.

"We have been very busy lately and I cannot promise a time frame to study the investigation papers. We will proceed when we are ready," Attorney General Mohtar Abdullah was quoted as saying by the Sunday Star newspaper.

The former deputy premier and finance minister later lodged a report and a special police team was formed to investigate the matter after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ordered a thorough investigation.

Anwar, who was arrested on Sept. 20, complained he was blindfolded and handcuffed before being punched and kicked until he fainted while in police custody.