Anwar sacked for wanting to topple Dr M, court told


Dr. Mahathir and Anwar (right)

KUALA LUMPUR: An official from a government think tank told the High Court that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sacked from his official positions in 1998 because he wanted to topple Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Datuk Lokman Noor Adam, 43, who was the fourth witness in the trial of the RM100mil defamation suit filed by Anwar against Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jama­luddin, was giving his evidence.

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