Anwar Ibrahim wants free elections

12 January 2012 Last updated at 10:14 ET Help

Veteran Malaysian opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy charges after a case lasting two years.

Mr Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, said the charges were fabricated to discredit him.

Speaking to Impact from Mumbai - in his first BBC TV interview since his acquittal - he tells of his aspirations and hopes for change in the country.

Watch Impact on the BBC World News channel, weekdays from 1300 GMT.

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