Jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is suffering from a 'serious' bout of flu and his lawyer Sankara Nair today alleged that he has not received proper medical treatment.

He added that the physician-in-charge Dr S Jeyaindran has yet to examine Anwar's condition despite being informed that the latter is in worrying condition.

"When I visited him at the Sungai Buloh prison yesterday, he was in such poor condition that he couldn't even talk properly.

"I was told by the prison medical assistant that Jeyaindran has been informed of Anwar's condition but the physician had merely prescribed some medication without examining him," he claimed when contacted.

The lawyer stressed that Anwar has a history of pneumonia which is why he requested for a proper examination.

Court order

Meanwhile, Sankara said he sent official requests to the prisons and health departments yesterday seeking proper medical attention as soon as possible.

He also informed both parties that he will not hesitate to get a court order should they continue to disregard the matter.

This is not the first complaint raised against the doctor by Anwar and his lawyer. Early this year, the duo claimed that Jeyaindran had ignored the jailed politician's repeated request to examine his slipped disc after his backache worsened.

After much lobbying, he was given a full examination by a team of specialists who discovered that the pain was due to the minor prolapse of another disc.

However, Jeyaindran had denied the claims, saying that he has extended professional medical treatment all along.

Anwar is currently serving a nine-year jail term for a sodomy conviction and his appeal is pending at the Federal Court.

His repeated attempts in seeking bail and stay of execution have failed . He is current awaiting a Federal Court hearing on his latest bail application, the main basis of which is his poor health.

His repeated request to undergo an endoscopic surgery which is only available in Germany was also rejected by the government.

He was then offered an alternative surgery locally, which he turned down on the grounds that it is too risky.

Previously, when contacted Jeyaindran had refused to comment on the allegations, citing doctor-patient confidentiality.