KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is jailed in "deplorable" conditions in a small cell equipped only with a thin foam mattress on the floor, a squat toilet and a bucket for bathing, his daughter said Monday.

Nurul Izzah said the conditions were inappropriate for her father, who she called a "political prisoner", and could exacerbate a chronic back problem and otherwise threaten the 67-year-old's health.

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