PHNOM PENH Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim is facing a sexual assault complaint that could derail a succession already shrouded in doubt by the apparent reluctance of 94 year old leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hand over as promised. Mr Anwar gave a statement to police on Thursday, promising "full cooperation" after 26 year old Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, a former researcher in Mr Anwar's office, last week accused the heir-designate of making unwanted sexual advance, allegations that echo previous cases that saw Anwar jailed, including by Mahathir. Mr Anwar had already denounced the claims as “baseless slander" and “politics at its worst,” aimed at torpedoing a handover lined up since Dr Mahathir, then 92, won a sensational election victory in May 2018. When Dr Mahathir became Malaysia’s prime minister for the second time he was adamant that his return to politics would be short-lived: not only would he step down after two years, he woul
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Meredith L. Weiss is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is part of a team, funded partly by the ANU’s Centre for Democratic Institutions and including the ANU’s Edward Aspinall and Paul Hutchcroft, researching elections in Southeast Asia.
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Malaysia is poised to choose the Sultan of Johor as its next king, a role that’s become increasingly important in determining who takes power in the Southeast Asian nation.