Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday was slapped with another legal suit when the country's police chief sued him for defamation.

Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan demanded unspecified compensation from Anwar, who claimed earlier this month that Musa had fabricated evidence in his 1998 jailing on sodomy and corruption corruption charges.

Musa also sought an injunction to restrain Anwar, who was deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998, from repeating the allegations.

Earlier this month, Anwar lodged a police report against Musa and Attorney General Abdul Gani Pattail, alleging that the two were involved in the fabrication of evidence during his trial 10 years ago.

Musa was a lower-ranking official during the 1998 incident.

Anwar was charged and jailed for sodomy and abuse of power when his former mentor Mahathir Mohamad fired him in 1998.

He served six years in jail for corruption, but was later cleared of the sodomy charges.

Anwar, who led an opposition alliance that made major gains in the March 8 elections, is currently battling fresh allegations of sodomy by a former male aide.

Anwar was detained by police on Wednesday as a suspect in the sodomy allegations but released on bail the next day.

He has denied the charges and claims he is a victim of a political conspiracy. (dpa)