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Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a meeting in the northeastern Terengganu state on January 7, 2009. Anwar renewed with vigour his plan to seize power from the beleaguered ruling party which has been in power for 51 years amid possible snap elections year end.

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009. Ibrahim on June 18 said a sodomy charge against him should be dropped because it was a "political ploy".

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim delivers his keynote address during a his party's gathering in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2009.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim adjusts his glasses before speaking to members of the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore May 25, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, walks past waiting media as he leaves the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a news conference at his office in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur in this September 16, 2008 file photo.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim along with his wife Wan Azizah waves from a car as they leave the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sits before speaking to members of the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore May 25, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, is surrounded by reporters outside the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Anwar was charged last August with sodomizing a 23-year-old male former aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, right, and his wife Wan Azizah smile in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 8, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, is escorted by supporters into the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves the courthouse in Kuala Lumpur in this October 31, 2008 file photo. After a botched bid to oust the government in September, Anwar will likely have to bide his time until elections in 2012-13 before making another bid for power.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures during an interview at his office in Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 25, 2009.

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Shamsul Iskandar, youth chief of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's Keadilan party, speaks to the press during a visit to Hong Kong on October 2, 2009.

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim delivers his keynote address during a his party's gathering in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2009.

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (R) speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to members of the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore May 25, 2009.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures as he speaks in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 8, 2009.

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Association's luncheon during a visit to Singapore on May 25, 2009.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures during an interview at his office in Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 25, 2009.

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Shamsul Iskandar, youth chief of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's Keadilan party, gestures while speaking to the press during a visit to Hong Kong on October 2, 2009.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim smiles during an interview at his office in Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 25, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, and his wife Wan Azizah make their way past waiting media as they leave the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, is greeted by security guards as he arrives at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.