LONDON, Sept 26: Amnesty International has declared detained former Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim and 14 political associates `prisoners of conscience' and called for their immediate release.The human rights organisation expressed serious concern that the men, held under legislation which allows for detention without trial, were at risk of ill-treatment.
Anwar, also a former finance minister, was arrested on Sunday after leading 30,000 demonstrators through the streets of Kuala Lumpur in an unprecedented display of public opposition to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's 17-year rule.
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