Overview

• The Court of Appeal unanimously granted an ad interim stay on June 10, suspending trial proceedings in the suit filed by Muhammed Yusoff Rawther.
• The order freezes the High Court trial, originally set to begin June 16, until Anwar’s appeal of a June 4 ruling on eight immunity questions is heard.
• Anwar’s legal team argued the lawsuit would disrupt his prime ministerial duties and that only the Federal Court can determine if a sitting premier has immunity over pre-office conduct.
• Rawther alleges Anwar sexually assaulted him in 2018 at his private residence, claims Anwar denies while counterclaiming that the allegations were fabricated to undermine his career.
• A full hearing on the stay application is scheduled for July 21, when the Court of Appeal will decide whether to allow Anwar’s immunity challenge to proceed to the Federal Court.