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As Najib prepares to head home, Anwar revisits memories from behind bars

PM shares an old photo of himself speaking to his family through the phone in prison.

As Najib prepares to head home, Anwar revisits memories from behind bars

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has shared his memories of a period of incarceration at Sungai Buloh Prison, according to a Facebook post from last midnight. In the post, Anwar is seen behind a glass partition and iron bars, holding a telephone receiver. He wrote that this moment remains vivid in his memory, using the hashtag #throwback.

The post garnered over 26,000 likes and received various reactions from netizens. One user, Ruqayyah Abd Fatah, prayed for Anwar's continued leadership of the country. Another user, Norazliza Ghazali, likened Anwar's journey from prison to becoming prime minister to that of Prophet Yusuf in Egypt. Kimmy P Sigayon described the photograph as a valuable moment.

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