The year 1998 left a black mark in the annals of the country's history.
When then deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was sacked from his lofty position as the second most powerful man in the government and subsequently faced sodomy and corruption charges, there was hysteria among his supporters.
Their fears were not amiss as there was a massive witchhunt to 'purge' the government as well as the Umno ruling party of Anwar 'sympathisers'. Some who were caught in the crossfire were not just politicians, but also civil servants.
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