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Malaysia's Anwar gets police bail: lawyers

KUALA LUMPUR
Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:10pm EDT
Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the media as he leaves the anti-corruption agency office in Putrajaya July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim has received police bail and will leave police headquarters soon, his lawyers said on Thursday.

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"Anwar is granted police bail now," lawyer Sankara Nair told reporters in a mobile phone text message. "(He) Will leave in a while from police headquarters."

Saiful Izham, another Anwar lawyer, confirmed police bail had been granted and said Anwar would go home immediately.

(Reporting by Jalil Hamid; Writing by Liau Y-Sing; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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