April 23, 1999
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| April 23, 1999 | atimes.com | |
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| Southeast Asia Malaysia's ex-police chief charged with Anwar assault, freed without bail Kuala Lumpur - Abdul Rahim Noor, Malaysia's ex-police chief, was charged with assaulting the country's former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim last September in prison. If convicted, Rahim could face three and a half years in jail. Rahim pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was set free without bail. Judge Hamdan Indah adjourned the case until May 21. Rahim, 56, will be the highest ranking police officer to be prosecuted in Malaysia. He quit on Jan. 7, a day after the country's Attorney General Mohtar Abdullah said the police force was ''fully responsible'' for causing injuries to Anwar. On Feb. 28, Rahim said that he had ''lost his cool'' last September and had beaten Anwar in prison, after Anwar allegedly insulted him. Anwar, who appeared in court on Sept. 29 with bruises, claimed he was beaten until he was unconscious, while he was handcuffed and blindfolded. An independent commission of inquiry was formed, and later recommended that legal action be taken against the police officers who were responsible for beating Anwar. However, the inquiry did not extend the responsibility to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was then also the country's home minister with responsibility over the police and the public prosecutors. Mahathir quit as Home Minister on Jan. 8. (Bloomberg) | |||||||||
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