Malaysia’s Anwar brushes off Epstein speculation with queasy emoji post

Last Updated on February 2, 2026 9:53 pm

By Iman Muttaqin Yusof

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has sought to douse public speculation after his name appeared in a newly released email exchange involving Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted US sex offender whose web of connections to the rich and powerful remains a source of scandal years after his death.

Anwar was among several world figures – including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaire Bill Gates and Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew – mentioned in a tranche of Epstein-related material released by the US Department of Justice on Friday.

The release, authorised by a law US President Donald Trump signed in November, comprised more than 3 million additional pages of information and included over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, with all victim-identifying details redacted.

On Sunday, Anwar addressed the reference in a lighthearted yet pointed social media post, saying his name had merely been “dropped” into the email exchange, which dated to 2012.

“Thank God, it’s been more than a decade as mentioned in the email, and I have absolutely no connection with any of the parties exchanging those emails, especially Epstein,” he wrote, adding two nauseated face emojis to underline his disgust.

Source :SCMP