Anwar’s and family’s security upped after bodyguard ‘attacked’

Security measures for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his family are being beefed-up, following “a botched attack” involving Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail last night.

“There will be more security measures for the family. We have to be more careful now,” PKR vice president Chua Tian Chang told The Malaysian Insider.

According to his fellow vice president, Nurul Izzah Anwar, bodyguard Fayyadh Afiq Albakqry was escorting PKR president Dr Wan Azizah (picture) through a crowd of supporters at a ceramah near her hometown in Penang at about 10pm when the alleged attack happened.

“He’s now hospitalised in Seberang Jaya hospital. He was attacked with a syringe as he was shielding Dr Wan on her way up to the podium to speak.

“He later passed out in the car in the presence of Dr Wan, my sister Ilham and her husband,” Nurul Izzah, who is Anwar and Dr Wan Azizah’s daughter told The Malaysian Insider in a text message.

Perkasa ‘congratulates’ Hasan Ali on being sacked from ‘hell’

Ibrahim today extended an invitation for Hasan Ali to join Perkasa.

Perkasa said today it had expected Datuk Hasan Ali’s dismissal from PAS, and congratulated the Selangor executive councillor on leaving the “group from hell”.

President of the Malay rights group Datuk Ibrahim Ali told a press conference that the Gombak Setia assemblyman was sacked following “pressure from DAP and PKR”.

“I congratulate Hasan who has left the group from hell. I already expected him to be sacked before the 901 gathering,” the Pasir Mas MP said, referring to the rally in support of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who will learn the verdict for his sodomy trial tomorrow.

Hasan drew the ire of his colleagues this week when he said the rally was a waste of time, despite PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang already giving his backing for the event.

KL CPO: Azmin agreed to 10 conditions at meeting

Whether Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is acquitted or not, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali says another rally will be held in Penang on Jan 9.