Anwar: I slept on the prison floor for weeks, ate prison food

Following his recent jailing on corruption charges, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his supporters have been crying foul over it.

Some in his camp went so far as to compare him to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim himself had spent more than 10 years behind bars on charges widely viewed to be politically motivated, and he felt that outlandish claims made by Najib and his family should not be entertained.

“If you follow my style, I just ignore these petty things. I heard some saying that he (Najib) is really suffering and Anwar got better treatment while in jail.

“Look, even under him, I’m not even talking about under (former prime minister) Mahathir (Mohamad), when I was placed on the floor for weeks before the doctors came and said, ‘look give him a proper bed for clinical reasons, for his back problem’.

“That's one and of course, food was prison food!” Anwar told Malaysiakini during an exclusive interview.

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