Kuala Lumpur - A brother of the sacked Malaysian deputy prime minister, Mr Anwar Ibrahim, was charged yesterday in an Islamic court on suspicion of being in "close proximity" with a woman.
Islam bans Muslim couples who are not married to each other from being in close proximity or having sex.
Mr Idrus Ibrahim and his companion, Ms Che Som Hashim, pleaded not guilty to committing the offence at a condominium on October 18th, the state Bernama news agency reported.