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Anwar moving through crowd2. Flag in crowd3. Anwar addresses crowd, pan to huge crowd4. Crowd chanting5. Wide of Anwar on balcony6. Anwar addressing crowd7. Prime Minister Mahathir looks at...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 20, 1998\u003cbr/\u003e1. Anwar moving through crowd\u003cbr/\u003e2. Flag in crowd\u003cbr/\u003e3. Anwar addresses crowd, pan to huge crowd\u003cbr/\u003e4. Crowd chanting\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of Anwar on balcony\u003cbr/\u003e6. Anwar addressing crowd\u003cbr/\u003e7. Prime Minister Mahathir looks at computer screen\u003cbr/\u003e8. Newspaper showing Sodomy Conviction headline\u003cbr/\u003e9. Newspaper photo of two men convicted\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian PM\u003cbr/\u003e11. Anwar addressing crowd at protest\u003cbr/\u003e12. Man in crowd shouting\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian PM\u003cbr/\u003e14. Protestors moving off\u003cbr/\u003e15. Men chanting with poster\u003cbr/\u003e16. Rear shot huge crowd moving\u003cbr/\u003e17. More of people moving\u003cbr/\u003e18. Riot police moving in (2 shots)\u003cbr/\u003e19. Anwar in throng, arms raised\u003cbr/\u003e20. Crowd \u003cbr/\u003e21. Close shot Anwar poster held aloft\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003e24. Jubilant Anwar carried on shoulders of protestors\u003cbr/\u003eEnglish/Nat \u003cbr/\u003eThe showdown between Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad erupted into violence on Sunday night, as riot police arrested Anwar and fired tear gas on his supporters.\u003cbr/\u003eIt was an explosive climax to a tense day in which the former finance minister and deputy premier again railed at Mahathir, who sacked him amid allegations ranging from sodomy to treason.\u003cbr/\u003eThe arrest came just hours after unprecedented demonstrations on the streets of Kuala Lumpur when Anwar led thousands of chanting supporters to demand Mahathir's resignation.\u003cbr/\u003eDefying police restrictions, Anwar Ibrahim appeared before exuberant supporters in Merdeka (Freedom) Square, after marching at the head of the chanting throng from the National Mosque.\u003cbr/\u003eMore than 35-thousand followers of the sacked deputy took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur for the rally calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Mahathir.\u003cbr/\u003eThe streets of the capital reverberated with shouts for Mahathir to resign as his former heir-apparent led an unprecedented march to central Freedom Square.\u003cbr/\u003eSuch public demonstrations, defying police and showing disrespect for Mahathir, are unprecedented.\u003cbr/\u003eSpectators punched their fists in the air and chanted \"Reform, reform,\" as they flooded the wide green lawn, the site where Malaysian independence from Britain was declared in 1957.\u003cbr/\u003eAnwar led the chanted demands for the end of Mahathir's 17-year-rule, while a few policemen watched from a distance. \u003cbr/\u003eUsing a megaphone Anwar shouted \"We cannot allow one dictator to rule us\", \"Resign now,\" and \"Long live Anwar.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnwar has been fighting for his freedom and political life after being fired by Mahathir on September 2nd from his posts as deputy prime minister and finance minister. \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to one of Anwar's attorneys, his arrest on Sunday was under a law banning sodomy. \u003cbr/\u003eThree attorneys were allowed to accompany Anwar and they expect him to be charged on Monday.\u003cbr/\u003ePolice have said they were investigating allegations against Anwar of treason, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power. \u003cbr/\u003eAnwar had predicted he would be arrested at the end of the Commonwealth Games, which close Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eSunday's newspapers carried banner-headlined stories containing explicit details of the alleged offences.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's reported Anwar's adopted brother and a friend confessed the alleged offences in a Sessions Court hearing on Saturday. \u003cbr/\u003eBoth men had been denied access to their relatives or lawyers during their police detention.\u003cbr/\u003eSodomy is a crime in this conservative Muslim country, and both men were sentenced to six months in prison.\u003cbr/\u003eMahathir has denied he was directing the police investigation of the man he once designated as his successor.\u003cbr/\u003eHe also denied Anwar's charge that witnesses were tortured into confessing they committed sodomy with Anwar.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don' t enjoy these things, you know.  It's not in my nature to gloat over what happens to people who for reasons of their own, have committed this kind of act.  I don't enjoy it.  I wish he (Anwar) hadn't done things and he should have succeeded me and everything would be fine.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian Prime Minister\u003cbr/\u003eIn turn, Anwar has vehemently denied the charges and said they have been cooked up by Mahathir, who fears his growing popularity and the challenge to his rule.\u003cbr/\u003eMahathir told reporters he was not intimidated by the words or the swelling crowds at Anwar's meetings.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"In his desperation he has to come up with some proposal.  I can understand his feelings.  He's been dismissed, he cannot dismiss me, so he ask for my resignation.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian Prime Minister\u003cbr/\u003eAfter the rally ended demonstrators marched to the front gate of the prime minister's official residence.\u003cbr/\u003eThey were met by riot police wearing riot shields and masks, who fired tear gas bombs and a water cannon.\u003cbr/\u003eThe violence has sullied the state visit of British Queen Elizabeth II, who was worshiping at a nearby church during the rally at Merdeka Square.\u003cbr/\u003eShe was due to meet Mahathir on Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eAnwar's appearance in the centre of the capital, at the beginning of the royal visit, was the culmination of a week of nationwide rallies in which he has called for Mahathir's resignation and accused the leader of corruption.\u003cbr/\u003eHe has strong support from Malaysians calling for reform.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Because I believe in justice, and I think Anwar Ibrahim is being given a guilty verdict without trial.  I don't think it is fair, in this so-called civilised nation.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e(pointing to words on banner) \"Anwar Ibrahim....for reform....our country.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eThe political developments here have distracted media attention from the ongoing Commonwealth Games. \u003cbr/\u003eMany of the 20-thousand reporters and broadcasters left the Games venues on Sunday to focus on Anwar.\u003cbr/\u003eBut local television stations ignored Anwar's mammoth rally in their evening newscasts.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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