World IN BRIEF / MALAYSIA : Arsenic Found in Jailed Anwar’s Urine

Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim was hospitalized for tests after his lawyers claimed that Malaysian authorities were poisoning him with arsenic. Karpal Singh, Anwar’s lawyer, said secret tests on the former deputy prime minister’s urine proved that the 52-year-old politician, who has been in jail for nearly a year, has a high level of arsenic in his body. “I suspect some people in high places, in all likelihood, are responsible for his condition,” Karpal said. Anwar, who is serving a six-year prison term for corruption, is on trial on charges of sodomizing his former driver. He denies the sex and corruption charges, saying they are part of a political conspiracy to end his challenge to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.