Anwar says Pakatan has identified successor

(The Star) – Pakatan Rakyat has identified Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim‘s successor, should he be found guilty of sodomy and jailed, the PKR adviser told Bloomberg Wednesday.

However, Anwar did not reveal the name of his potential successor.

On Tuesday, Anwar told a press conference that the Pakatan Rakyat leaders have discussed the worst-case scenario in the event he was imprisoned.

“If I am jailed, involved in accident or shot, we are prepared, discussed various possibilities, scenario one, two, three,” Anwar had told reporters.

On Monday, the High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on whether Anwar is guilty of sodomising a former aide.