Anwar arrives at palace, greeted by Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived at the Istana Negara to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V.

Anwar made his way here after being released from the Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital at 11.30am Wednesday (May 16).

He arrived at the palace at around noon, and among the first people to greet him there was Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, reported Bernama.

Anwar went in through Gate 1, but media personnel were not allowed to linger there, and gathered instead at Gate 2.

Earlier, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived at Istana Negara for the Royal Pardons Board meeting, reported Bernama.

The board was to deliberate on the release of the PKR de facto leader.

Last Friday (May 11), Dr Mahathir said the Sultan Muhammad V had expressed his willingness to grant a full and immediate pardon to Anwar.

The Royal Pardons Board meeting was supposed to be held on Tuesday (May 15) but it was postponed to Wednesday.

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In 2015, Anwar was sentenced to five years' jail after the Federal Court upheld his guilty verdict for sodomy.

Anwar was initially scheduled to be released on June 10, 2018, after his five-year sentence that started on Feb 10, 2015 was reduced for good behaviour.