Anwar seeks bail for back surgery in Germany
Lawyers for jailed ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim will argue for bail tomorrow to enable the former heir apparent to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to undergo spinal surgery in Germany.
“Anwar is in desperate need of medical treatment. His condition has not got better. Bail will allow him to travel abroad for specialised spinal surgery,” Sankara Nair, Anwar’s lawyer, toldAFP.
Anwar, 56, is suffering from a slipped disc in his back, which was allegedly injured when he was beaten up shortly after being detained in 1998.
He attends court hearings in a wheelchair and wears a neck brace. He has turned down a government suggestion that the surgery should be carried out locally, saying the required procedures are not available in Malaysia.