LATEST UMNO CONSPIRACY? Anwar may be arrested soon
There is mounting fear that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim might be arrested soon, with Prime Minister Najib Razak and the ruling Umno party charging him for allegedly masterminding the Lahad Datu intrusion. Members of Anwar's PKR party fear the worst may happen, based on information received from high-level sources as well as from reading a recent chain of "orchestrated" events they worry are aimed to create hate towards the 64-year-old leader. A resurgent Anwar is widely expected to form and lead the next federal government, and if he is 'taken down', the Opposition's advance could well be stymied. "I think it is my duty to at least not to underestimate any of this possibility because the stakes are very high. If you talk to anyone, it is clear to all that there is every likelihood that Pakatan Rakyat is going to win," PRK strategy director Rafizi Ramli told Malaysia Chronicle. "I think initially we dismissed it but once you start lookin...