Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday hailed a long-awaited imminent return to Parliament after he scored a thumping victory in a special election.

"We won! And our victory is decisive and overwhelming," Anwar proclaimed in his blog early Wednesday.

"And it's great to be back!"

The former deputy prime minister will be sworn in to Parliament at a simple ceremony on Thursday, officials said Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that he was confident of leading the opposition to take over the government by mid-September, despite having to fight off fresh sodomy charges.

Anwar, who was charged Thursday with sodomizing a former male aide, said an "adequate number" of government lawmakers have pledged to cross over once he re-enters parliament through a by-election at the end of the month.

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7 : Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim , who was charged on Thursday with committing carnal intercourse with a male aide, has been released on a personal bond of RM 20, 0000 with no surety. Sessions Court Judge S M Komathy Suppiah granted the bail.

The bail was set even after Anwar pleaded his innocence to the charge in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court and called it ``a malicious accusation.''''

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday urged police to cease investigations into allegations that he had sodomized a former aide after several internet news portals revealed that his accuser was found medically to have never been sodomized.

A purported copy of the medical report for 23-year-old Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan was first leaked onto the highly-popular Malaysia Today website on Monday.

The report stated there was no physical evidence that Mohamad Saiful had been sodomized.

Anwar, who was detained on July 16 for questioning into the sodomy charges, said the medical report proved that charges against him were "baseless and politically motivated."