Azizah Ismail, wife of ousted Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, speaks to Anwar's supporters at their residence in Kuala Lumpur shortly after her husband's arrest Sunday, Sept 20, 1998. Malaysia s sacked deputy prime minister was arrested late Sunday after thousands of his supporters marched to the prime minister s house, provoking riot police to fire tear gas into the crowd. The violence occurred more than two hours after an unprecedented rally at the capital s central Merdeka (Freedom) Square, where Anwar Ibrahim had lead more than 50,000 people in chanting demands for Mahathir s resignation.