New Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim is allowed out under armed guard to pay respects to late mother

(4 Apr 2001)

1. Wide shot of headstones in cemetery
2. Wide shot crowd of people attending funeral of Che Yan Hamid Hussain, mother of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim
3. Mid shot Anwar Ibrahim wearing glasses and a black hat
4. Pall bearers bring forward coffin draped in green and yellow cloth
5. Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Ismail in white headscarf
6. Mid shot Anwar praying beside the grave
7. Close up Anwar
8. Anwar watches mourners digging earth into the grave
9. Close up Anwar's wife Azizah Ismail
10. Wide shot crowd attending funeral
11. Onlookers
12. Mid shot Anwar and Azizah Ismail facing a crowd as prayers said
13. Mid shot man in crash helmet praying
14. Close of hands in prayer
15. Close Anwar and Azizah Ismail
16. Wide high angle shot of supporters in front of Anwar's family home
17. Anwar supporters in front National Justice Party flag
18. Wide ambulance carrying Anwar arriving at house
19. Anwar escorted by police through crowd of supporters
20. Family and supporters inside Anwar's house for funeral ceremonies
21. Family inside house
22. Anwar speaking to the gathering UPSOUND: (Malay) Anwar Ibrahim "We will go to the mosque for prayers and afterward we will go to the cemetery for the funeral."
23. Throng of photographers around rear of ambulance into which Anwar climbs and waves to his supporters
24. Woman in black headscarf in crowd of waving supporters

STORYLINE:

Malaysians got a rare glimpse of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday when he was allowed out of prison to attend his mother's funeral.

To the sound of more than one-thousand supporters cheering, Anwar visited his home as part of the traditional funeral ceremony.

His visit to his home was conducted under a heavily armed escort of police and prison warders.

It was his first trip home since he was jailed nearly three years ago after falling out with his one-time mentor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and being arrested.

Crowds attending the funeral had earlier been warned by police authorities not to shout political slogans or attempt to touch Anwar or he would be immediately returned to the hospital where he is being treated while serving a 15-year jail term.

Doctors have been giving Anwar treatment for a slipped disc, which Anwar alleges was in part caused by a beating he received in jail.

After appeals from his family and lawyers, authorities allowed Anwar to take part in traditional Muslim funeral ceremonies for Che Yan Hamid Hussain, 76, who died Tuesday from a heart attack.

Anwar led Muslim prayers over his mother's body before it was taken to a mosque for last rites then buried at
a cemetery.

Anwar wept and waved to the crowd at his house before being driven to the cemetery, where scores of police and prison officers some armed with automatic weapons were waiting.

Anwar was once a popular protege of Mahathir, who has ruled Malaysia since 1981.

But he was fired in September 1998 amid differences over handling the Asian economic crisis.

The split triggered the largest street demonstrations in Malaysia in decades.

Anwar was later tried and convicted of corruption and sodomy.

He claims the charges were concocted to crush his challenge to Mahathir.

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