Anwar Ibrahim, in line to take over Malaysia’s premiership, will be called in for questioning over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a former male aide, police said on Wednesday. Anwar has denied the accusation by the aide, Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, describing it as “politics at its worst”. Muhammed Yusoff is being represented by a lawyer who counts Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad among his clients.
