June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader, took refuge in the Turkish embassy in Kuala Lumpur, saying he has been threatened since police accused him of sodomy yesterday, Agence France-Presse reported.

``I have been told that my assassination has not been ruled out as a means to subvert the people's will,'' AFP cited Anwar as saying in a statement late yesterday. He said he took refuge in the embassy at the ambassador's invitation, AFP reported.

Anwar, 60, earlier denounced a police report accusing him of sodomy as a ``complete fabrication'' designed to halt his challenge to the government in the same way a 1998 charge led to his imprisonment. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi rejected Anwar's assertions yesterday.

Anwar was dismissed from the government 10 years ago after accusations of corruption and sodomy. His People's Justice Party, the Democratic Action Party and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party won control of five of Malaysia's 13 states in March elections, and denied the ruling coalition its traditional two- thirds majority in Parliament.

To contact the reporter on this story: Paul Tighe in Sydney at ptighe@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: June 29, 2008 19:12 EDT