Malaysia opposition claims Israeli spies in police

Malaysia's opposition called for an independent investigation Sunday into claims that Israeli spies had infiltrated the national police headquarters.

Government and police authorities have denied the allegation, which was made by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament last week in an attempt to cast doubt on the credibility of the ruling party in this Muslim-majority country. Anwar claimed he had obtained police documents indicating that two former Israeli military intelligence officers entered the federal police headquarters in 2008 and had access to the police communications system while working secretly for a technology company. (AP)