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What is often overlooked is the fact that, aside from being accused and imprisoned for sodomy back in 1999, the other charges Anwar was incarcerated for were related to malfeasance and corruption. But the fruit of likely corrupt activity that Anwar partook in during his time in the public trust during the 1990’s was not yet evident.

Work done by TerrorFinance.org points to the lucrative May 2006 IPO of Al-Baraka Banking Group, (ABG) - an entity who’s chairman, Salah Kamel was responsible for the purchase of shares of Bank Islam that at the time was a Malaysian government-owned entity and allegedly involved in laundering funds belonging to the Third World Relief Agency.  Anwar has been, and still is a member of the board of directors.

Further, it appears that while Anwar was Minister of Finance in the mid-90’s he sold the government’s remaining shares of Bank Islam to SAAR Foundation, headed by an individual named Jamal Barzinji. At the same time, SAAR foundation was financing Anwar’s International Institute of Islamic Thought. Barzinji was a director at each organization. 

For the entire article go to: 

http://www.terrorfinance.org/the_terror_finance_blog/2007/02/yassin_alkadia_.html