KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – In high spirits, Malaysia’s former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim finalized plans Saturday to fly to Germany for back surgery to repair damage suffered partly from a police beating in custody six years ago.

Three days after a court dramatically overturned a sodomy conviction and freed him from prison, Anwar told a news conference that he will be leaving by Saturday night for a specialized clinic in Munich to have the minimally invasive surgery.

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