Jailed and ailing former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was warded at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) today, after complaints made by the family on his delayed medical treatment.

"He was brought from the Sungai Buloh Prison to HKL for treatment. He is now in Ward 28," PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil said today.

"The family will meet him at 7pm today," Fahmi said in an invite to members of the media to be present as well.

Anwar's health was previously reported to be alarmingly poor, said PKR's Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul three days ago.

Johari said Anwar's admission to hospital came because of his erratic blood pressure as well as the presence of blood in his stool.

The PKR whip said Anwar has lost 6kg in weight since he was incarcerated in February.

Government delay

Furthermore, Johari said, Anwar is also suffering discomfort from an old injury on his right shoulder and has been requesting a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

He said Anwar's blood pressure was also as high as 163/108, even though he is on medication.

"The delay by the government, for several weeks, to fulfil a simple request for an MRI scan on his shoulder is regrettable," Johari added.

Meanwhile, Anwar's second daughter Nurul Nuha ( photo ) said her father arrived at the hospital at 11.20am today.

"I am not clear of his situation now. The family will only meet him at 6pm," Nurul Nuha said when contacted.

"The outcome of the medical check-up will be made known to us by Friday, and we will go to the hospital to see the doctor on this," she said.

Later this afternoon, HKL said in a statement that Anwar has been admitted for a series of scheduled

tests.

It said Anwar's condition was stable and the tests were to address his underlying medical conditions.

"During his stay, the relevant specialists will review him and carry out the necessary investigation," the statement said.

Anwar is serving a five-year jail sentence, since Feb 10, after having been found guilty of sodomising his former aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan.